Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Woman (nǚ) Chan Kangxi brush strokes: 15 Page 271, Entry 30 Pronounced chan. According to the Explanation of Scripts and Signs (Shuowen Jiezi), the term chan juan refers to gracefulness or beauty. It also refers to the elegant appearance of any object. In the Rhapsody on the Capital of Wu (Wudu Fu) by Zuo Si, it is written: The bamboo is elegant and graceful, like jade in its luster and fresh as emerald. The commentary explains that this refers to the beauty and luxuriance of the bamboo. In the lyrics of Meng Haoran, it is written: Flowers are graceful, bathed in spring waters. Bamboo is graceful, veiled in morning mist. Snow is graceful, though its beauty is fleeting. The moon is graceful, truly pitiable in its beauty. It also refers to chan lian, meaning kinsmen or relatives. In the Nine Laments (Jiu Tan) by Liu Xiang, it is written: Only the connection with the Huai of Chu is intimate. Cross-reference the notes under the characters juan and yuan. According to the Explanations of the Six Writings (Liushu Gu), it is also written in a variant form (shan).