Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Sickness (bìng) Character: téng Kangxi stroke count: 11 Page 772, Entry 15 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced tong. Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): A sickness characterized by movement. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Classified Anthology (Leipian): Pronounced chong. Meaning: Sickness.