Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Sickness (bìng) Entry: Ke Kangxi stroke count: 11 Page 770, Entry 27 Pronounced e. It means illness. History of the Former Han Dynasty (Qianhan Shu), Treatise on the Five Elements: At that time, there was an oral ailment. It is also written in a variant form (e). Also, pronounced qia. It refers to a fright-related illness in small children.