Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Sickness (bìng) 瘟 Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 778, Entry 04 Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced wen. The pronunciation is the same as the character for warm. It refers to a pestilence or epidemic. Treatise on the Esoteric Significance of the Master Who Embraces Simplicity (Baopuzi Weizhi Juan): One who has experienced pestilence and corvee labor will no longer feel fear. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced wu. The pronunciation is the same as the character for a distressed appearance. Also, pronounced yun. Wen-wen, used to describe the appearance of slight pain.