You Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Shell (bèi) Kangxi stroke count: 14 Page 1208, Entry 06 Pronounced zhěn. Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Graphs and Analysis of Characters) states it means wealthy. Erya (Approaching the Elegant) states: Zhen means wealthy. Commentary: This refers to being flourishing, wealthy, and abundant. Exegesis: It signifies great wealth. Zhang Heng, Western Capital Rhapsody (Xijing Fu) says: The villages and towns are flourishing and wealthy. Leipian (Categorized Dictionary) notes that it is sometimes written as a variant form (zhěn). Also pronounced chèn. The meaning is the same. Also pronounced zhèn. It means to provide for or to supply. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Book on the Balance of Standards and Prices (Pingzhun Shu) states: Thus the Emperor dispatched envoys to empty the granaries and storehouses of the commanderies and kingdoms to provide for the impoverished people. It is also commonly written as a variant form (zhèn). History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu), Annals of Emperor Wen states: Open the granaries and storehouses to provide for the people.