Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Woman (nǚ) Chan Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 271, Entry 01 Pronounced chan. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen) states: Chanjuan, describing a beautiful appearance. It also broadly refers to things with beautiful colors or postures as chanjuan. Zuo Si, Ode on the Capital of Wu (Wudu Fu): Luxuriant and beautiful, smooth as jade and fresh as jasper. Commentary: Describes the beautiful and lush appearance of bamboo. Meng Haoran, Poems: Flowers are beautiful; bathed in spring waters. Bamboo is beautiful; shrouded in morning mist. Snow is beautiful; though its brightness does not last long. The moon is beautiful; truly lovely. Also chanlian, referring to relatives and family lineages. Liu Xiang, Nine Laments (Jiutan): Thinking of the kinship of King Huai of Chu. Cross-reference the entries for the characters juan and yuan. Six Writings Explained (Liushu Gu) notes: Also written in a variant form (shan).