Wu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Spirit (shì) Zhen Kangxi Stroke Count: 14 Page 845 Pronounced zhen (rising tone) Pronounced zhen (rising tone) Meaning: Auspiciousness, good fortune. Commentary: Zhen means good fortune, which means uprightness. When a person does good deeds, heaven informs them with a sign of uprightness. "Mandate of Heaven (Zhongyong)" - "There must be auspicious signs." Annotation: Auspicious signs are phenomena that are present in reality but are different from the original state. For example, if sparrows were originally present and now red sparrows appear, this is an auspicious sign. Phenomena that are not present in reality but appear are called good fortune. For example, if phoenixes were not originally present and now a phoenix appears, this is good fortune.