Chen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Sun (rì) Kangxi strokes: 8 Page 490, Entry 36 Pronounced ban. According to the Expanded Dictionary of Sounds and Rhymes (Guangyun), the Collected Rimes (Jiyun), and the Orthodox Rimes (Zhengyun), the sound is ban. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it means big. From the Book of Odes (Shijing), Great Odes (Daya): Your territory and lands are great and manifest. The Commentary (Zhuan) states: Ban means big. The Zhu Commentary states: Great and manifest. Some say ban should be written as plate (ban). Plate and manifest is synonymous with maps and records. Also pronounced ban according to the Expanded Dictionary of Sounds and Rhymes (Guangyun) and the Collected Rimes (Jiyun). Also pronounced pan according to the Collected Rimes (Jiyun). Also pronounced ban. Also pronounced ban. Also pronounced ban. Also pronounced pian. The meaning is the same. Also pronounced pan according to the Expanded Dictionary of Sounds and Rhymes (Guangyun) and the Collected Rimes (Jiyun). Used in personal names. From the Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan), 22nd Year of Duke Xiang: Zheng official You Ban was about to go to the state of Jin. The Annotation (Zhu) states: You Ban is the son of Gongsunchai.