Xu Collection, Middle Volume, Radical: Mound (fù) Shēng Kangxi Stroke Count: 15 Page 1351, Entry 15 Pronounced shī zhēng (falling tone) in Guangyun, and shū zhēng (falling tone) in Jiyun and Yunhui. Pronounced the same as sheng. Meaning: To ascend, to advance. Meaning: To ascend, to be promoted. "Plain dragons ascend on the banner" — Er Ya, Explanation of Heaven (Erya · Shitian) Explanation: To depict white dragons on a banner, causing them to ascend. Also used as a surname. See Zihui. Same as sheng. Sometimes also written in the variant form hǎng.