Zi Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Person (rén). Zhōng. Kangxi stroke count: 6. Page 95, Number 03. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian) and the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), the pronunciation is the fanqie of zhí and róng. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is the fanqie of zhū and róng. It is pronounced like zhōng. Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) states that the character means the will reaches the masses. It is composed of the components for person (rén) and public (gōng). Only by being public-spirited can one reach the masses. It is also interchangeable with chōng. The compound zhēngzhōng means to be fearful. In the Records of Wu (Wu Zhi), in Zhou Fang's letter to lure Cao Xiu, it says: Suddenly receiving the grand plan, confused and in a state of distress. In the Dialects (Fangyan), it says that mù and zhēngzhōng mean being hurried and panicked. Guo's Commentary states that mù is the appearance of panting, and zhēngzhōng is the sound of the compound zhèngzhōng.