Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Sickness (bìng) Zhi Kangxi strokes: 11 Page 773, Entry 05 Pronounced zhi (falling tone). Pronounced zhi (falling tone), reads the same as the character for latrine. Broadly Refined (Boya): Zhi refers to a malignant disease. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): One interpretation is that it is a wind-related illness. Correct Meaning Thoroughfare (Zhengzitong): There are five types of zhi conditions. The Classic of Difficult Issues (Nanjing) by Qin Yueren records that when the Governor Vessel (dumai) becomes ill, the symptoms include stiffness of the spine and fainting. The Essential Prescriptions from the Golden Cabinet (Jinkui yaolue) by Zhang Zhongjing states: stiffening of the spine is a general term for five types of zhi diseases, with symptoms including a sudden inability to open the mouth, arching of the back, and convulsions of the hands and feet. Also refers to a mountain name. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): Within the Great Wilderness, there is a mountain named Quzhi.