Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Meat (ròu) Zhen Kangxi stroke count: 11 Page 978, Entry 16 Tang Dynasty Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced zhen (rising tone) Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced zhen (rising tone) Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): A sore on the lips. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Yin-zhen, small swellings on the surface of the skin. Erya (Boya): Zhen means a sore. Song Yu: Rhapsody on the Wind (Feng fu): In the center of the lips is a zhen. Annotation: Zhen is pronounced zhen (rising tone), meaning a sore on the lips. Also: Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced jin (rising tone) Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced jin (rising tone) Meaning is the same. Sometimes written in a variant form (zhen).