Yin Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Bow (gōng) Kangxi strokes: 12 Page 360, Entry 20 Pronounced she. According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), it refers to a thumb ring used when drawing a bow. It is also worn by children. Pronounced die. The meaning is the same. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it is sometimes written in a variant form (she). In the Book of Odes (Shijing), in the Airs of Wei (Weifeng) section: A child wears a thumb ring. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is sometimes written as a variant form.