Mao Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Heart (xīn) Character: She Kangxi stroke count: 22 Page 409, Entry 01 Pronounced zhe According to the Shuo Wen Jiezi (Shuowen), it means to lose one's spirit or breath. It is formed from the Heart radical with Nie serving as the phonetic component. One source defines it as to submit, another defines it as to be afraid. Sometimes written in a variant form. In the Book of Rites (Liji), it is written: Then the will is not cowed. In the Xunzi (Xunzi), it is written: When anxious, one is frustrated and cowed. Also, according to the Jiyun (Jiyun), it is pronounced she. The compound term she-she indicates fear or terror. Sometimes written in a variant form.