Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Kangxi strokes: 21 Page 463, Entry 14 Pronounced chan. According to the Shuo Wen Jiezi (Shuowen Jiezi), it means to stab. According to the Guang Ya (Guangya), it means sharp. Another definition is to support. It also refers to a comet known as a chan qiang, which is interchangeable with the term chan qiang. See the entry for the character qiang for further details. Pronounced chan. It also means to stab. Pronounced can. Tian chan, the name of a star. According to the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Treatise on the Celestial Offices, when it retreats to the northwest, it appears after three months. The commentary notes the pronunciation is the same as the can in can ci. Pronounced chan (falling tone). To repair or mend. Another definition is to pull from the side.