Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Meat (ròu) Entry: Juan Kangxi stroke count: 9 Page 974, Entry 05 Pronounced yuan According to the Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): A small insect. Another definition is empty. Also means to bend or twist. Book of Rites (Zhouli), Winter Officers, Artificers Record (Kaogongji), Shield Makers: The stabbing weapon should not bend. Annotation: Bending. Also, according to the Classified Chapters (Leipian), pronounced juan. The meaning is the same. Also written in a variant form. Textual research: In the Book of Rites (Zhouli), Winter Officers, Artificers Record (Kaogongji), Shield Makers, it originally read cut-weapon, which has been corrected to stabbing-weapon according to the original text.