Wei Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Meat (ròu)
Shen
Kangxi strokes: 11
Page 977, Entry 05
According to the Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun), pronounced chou. According to the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced chi, with the same sound as shen. According to the Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun), it means to stretch. According to the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), it means to stretch the body. Additionally, according to the Erudite Encyclopedia (Boya), bo is called shen, and shen is also called mei. Furthermore, according to the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced yan, with the same sound as yi. This refers to the meat situated on both sides of the spine. Sometimes also written in a variant form (yi). Also pronounced wai, with the same sound as shen. The meaning is the same.