Mao Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Heart (xīn) Character: Zhi Kangxi strokes: 10 Page 383, Entry 31 Pronounced zhi (rising tone). According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Compendium of Rhymes (Yunhui), the pronunciation is the same as the character meaning finger. Commonly used interchangeably with the character for meaning or intent. Defined in the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) as: meaning or intent. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Categorized Compilation (Leipian), the pronunciation is zhi (falling tone). The meaning remains the same.