Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower Radical: Ten (shí) Kangxi Strokes: 4 Page 156, Entry 03 Pronounced sheng Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): A measuring tube. Ten small measures equal one sheng. Book of Han (Hanshu), Treatise on Harmonics and Calendrical Astronomy: The sheng is a measure for accumulation and joining. In ancient times, the upper diameter of the sheng was one inch, the lower diameter was six tenths of an inch, and its depth was eight tenths of an inch. Ten small measures make one he, and ten he make one sheng. Also means to become or to form. Book of Rites (Liji), Record of Music: If there is no distinction between men and women, chaos will ascend. Also, in the Guangyun dictionary: Eighty threads of cloth constitute one sheng. Book of Rites (Liji), Miscellaneous Records: Court robes are fifteen sheng. Also a hexagram name. Book of Changes (Yijing), Ascending Hexagram: Ascending, primary success. It is advantageous to see the great man. Do not worry. A southern expedition brings good fortune. Also the opposite of descending. Book of Documents (Shujing), The Charge to Bi: The way has its ascents and descents. Commentary: This is like saying there are periods of prosperity and periods of decline. Also means to climb or to advance. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes: Like the rising of the sun. Book of Changes (Yijing), Image of the Kan Trigram: The dangers of heaven cannot be climbed. Also, Book of Han (Hanshu), Biography of Mei Fu: When the people have three years of stored grain, it is called an era of rising peace.