Wu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Jade (yù) Character: sheng Kangxi strokes: 13 Page 734, Entry 14 According to the Five Rhymes Sea of Characters (Wuyun Pianhai), this is an ancient form of the character for sage. The Correct Character Guide (Zhengzitong) states it is the same as the character for hope or to look towards. It is also a surname. During the Song dynasty, there was a man named Sheng Yan, and during the Ming dynasty, there were Sheng Ben and Sheng Zeng. The Collection of Characters (Zihui) claims it is identical to the character for sage, but this is incorrect.