You Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Foot (zú) Zhong Kangxi Stroke Count: 16 Page 1229, Entry 22 Ancient writing form: zhong. Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced zhong (rising tone). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui): Pronounced zhong (rising tone), same pronunciation as zhong (third tone). Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): Defined as to chase or pursue. Another interpretation is the appearance of moving back and forth. Explanation of Names (Shiming): Defined as zhong, like zhong (bell). Zhong means to gather. It refers to the place where the upper part of the body gathers. Jade Chapters (Yupian): Defined as heel. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Originally written with a variant form. Book of Rites (Liji), Songs of Propriety (Quli): Records that the wheels of a carriage drag the heels while moving. Commentary (Shu): Notes that zhong refers to the heel. Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), 24th Year of Duke Zhao: Records that the State of Wu closely followed the State of Chu. Commentary (Zhu): Interpreted as following the footsteps of the State of Chu. Master Zhuang (Zhuangzi), Kingly Government (Rangwang): Records putting on shoes but exposing the heels. Masters of Huainan (Huainanzi), Treatise on Topography (Dixing Xun): Records that in the north there are the Qizhong people. Commentary (Zhu): Explains that Qizhong means the heels do not touch the ground, and they walk using five toes. Also, Mencius (Mengzi): Records personally arriving at the gate of Duke Wen to inform him. Zhao Qi Commentary: Explains that zhong means to arrive or to reach. Also defined as to follow or continue. History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu), Treatise on Penal Law (Xingfazhi): Records following the statutes of the Qin Dynasty to establish garrisons in the commanderies. Commentary (Zhu): Explains that zhong means to follow or to conform to. Also defined as to connect. History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu), Biography of Huo Qubing: Records connecting armies numbering hundreds of thousands. Commentary (Zhu): Explains that zhong means to connect. Also defined as frequent. Master Zhuang (Zhuangzi), The Sign of Virtue Complete (Dechongfu): Records frequently visiting Zhongni (Confucius). Commentary (Zhu): Explains that zhong means frequently. Also defined as to inherit. Qu Yuan, Encountering Sorrow (Lisao): Records following the footsteps of the sage kings of the past. Commentary (Zhu): Explains that zhong means to inherit. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced zhong (falling tone), same pronunciation as zhong (falling tone). Refers to longzhong, describing the appearance of walking with difficulty. Or written as zhong.