Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Eye (mù) Entry: 11 Page 807, Entry 06 Pronounced zhen (rising tone). According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to the pupil of the eye. Colloquially referred to as the child of the eye. In the Commentary on the Zhou Rites (Zhouli), Spring Officials, Blind Musicians, it states that those without eye pupils are called gu, and those with pupils but no vision are called meng. The Pronunciation and Meaning (Yinyi) notes that this character is also written in variant forms. According to the Classified Collection of Characters (Leipian), it also means the omen or sign of the eye. In the Collection of Ornaments (Peiji), auspicious and ominous physical signs are called zhaozhen, with the character formed from the eye radical. According to the Standard Rhymes (Zhengyun), also pronounced jie, it similarly refers to the pupil of the eye. The Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) notes that the original form of this character was composed of the eye radical and the phonetic component zhuan. It is noted that the characters sheng (victory) and sheng (remainder) both derive from zhen, and it is suspected that in ancient times, zhen was used for the character zhen.