Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Sickness (bìng) Yang; Kangxi stroke count: 14; Page 776, Entry 25 Pronounced yang. In the Discussion of Script (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to a sore on the head. In the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), it means an injury. In the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), one definition is an ulcerous sore. As stated in the Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan), during the nineteenth year of the reign of Duke Xiang, Xun Yan developed a carbuncle and a sore on his head. The commentary states that a sore is a head wound. In the Book of Rites (Liji), in the section on Summary of Rules of Proper Conduct (Quli), it states that if one has a sore on the body, one should bathe. In the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), the notes on the Bureau of Heavenly Officials regarding the physician of sores state that a sore is a wound. The section on the Royal Physician states that whenever there are people in the state with illnesses, or those with head sores and body wounds, they should go to him. The commentary notes that an injury to the body is called a sore. Additionally, pronounced dang. It refers to diarrhea in livestock. According to the Categorized Compilation (Leipian), it is sometimes written in a variant form. It is also written in another variant form.