Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower Radical: Child (ér) Character: Shen Kangxi stroke count: 12 Page 125, Entry 21 Pronounced shen. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it means to advance. It is formed from two instances of the character for first. According to the Jade Treasury (Yupian), the reduplicated form shen shen denotes a multitudinous appearance. According to the Essential Meaning of the Six Writings (Liushu Benyi), it is identical to the characters shen and shen.