Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Woman (nǚ) Entry: nian Kangxi strokes: 11 Page 265, Entry 18 Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced an. Everlasting Elegance (Boya): Means good. Another interpretation refers to a woman who is neat and dignified. Also pronounced yan, with the same meaning. Master Yang's Dialect (Fangyan): nian hui, means bright and fresh. Also pronounced nue. nian zhuo, refers to a person who does not understand reason or is not enlightened.