Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Sickness (bìng) Ying; Kangxi strokes: 22; Page 783, Entry 05 Tang Rhyme (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): pronounced ying. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): A tumor on the neck. According to the Explanation of Names (Shiming): Ying means to encircle. It encircles the throat at the neck. According to the Discourse on Nourishing Life (Yang sheng lun) by Xi Kang: The neck is an exposed place, thus it is prone to ying. According to the Record of Investigations of Things (Bowuzhi) by Zhang Hua: Those who live in the mountains often suffer from ying, caused by drinking water from stagnant springs. According to medical texts: There are five types of ying. Flesh-ying, where the skin color remains unchanged; sinew-ying, where veins and tendons are exposed; blood-ying, where vessels are intertwined; qi-ying, which grows or shrinks depending on anxiety and distress; and stone-ying, which is hard and immovable. Also a place name. According to the Annals of Emperor Huan in the History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu): The King of Bohai, Kui, was demoted to King of Yingtao. Note: Yingtao County belongs to Julu Commandery. Also, according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced ying. The meaning is the same. According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes written in a variant form.