Wu Collection, Lower Volume, Page 145, Entry 03 Radical: Serpent (shé) Pronounced wan (falling tone). The appearance of a dead person. Also written as 宛. "Like a dead person" — Book of Odes (Shijing) Wu Collection, Lower Volume, Page 145, Entry 04 Radical: Serpent (shé) Also pronounced wo (entering tone). A foul odor.