Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Tongue (shé) 舐 Kangxi stroke count: 10 Page 1007, Entry 03 Broad Rimes (Guangyun): This is a common variant form of the character (shi). Zhuangzi: The King of Qin was ill and summoned a physician. Those who could lance his abscesses would receive a carriage, while those who would lick the affected area would receive five carriages.