Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Sickness (bìng) Zheng Kangxi strokes: 20 Page 782, Entry 01 Pronounced zheng In the Yu Pian (Jade Articles), it denotes an abdominal mass or illness. In the Guangyun (Expanded Rhymes), it denotes an abdominal ailment. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Bian Que: By using this method to examine illness, one can see all the masses and obstructions of the five viscera. Wang Shuhe’s Pulse Classic (Maijing): If the pulse of the left hand is transverse, the mass is on the left; if the pulse of the right hand is transverse, the mass is on the right. Baopuzi (Master Who Embraces Simplicity), Use Volume: If abdominal masses and tumors (zhengjia) are not removed, and one does not cultivate the techniques of Bian Que (Yueren), it is difficult to aspire to the longevity of Lao Peng.