Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Zhen Kangxi strokes: 13 Page 924, Entry 24 Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced zhen (falling tone). Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Office of Earth, Keeper of Sacrificial Animals: For all sacrifices, decorate the bovine offerings and attach their zhen. Annotation: Zheng Sinong said: Zhen is a rope passed through a cow's nose, used to lead the cow. It is called zhi today, which is the same as the ancient name. Zheng Kangcheng said: The character zhen should use zhi as the phonetic component. Explanation of Texts (Shiwen): Also written in a variant form (zhen).