Si Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Splinter (pán) Kangxi Strokes: 8 Page 691, Entry 15 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) state the pronunciation is zhuang (level tone); Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun) states the pronunciation is zhuang (level tone). The reading is similar to the level tone of the character meaning state. Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) defines it as: A seat used for resting the body. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) defines it as: A mattress. Explanation of Names (Shiming) defines it as: What people use for sitting and lying down is called chuang. Chuang means to equip; it is a tool used to support the body. Broad Refinements (Guangya) states: A place of rest is called chuang. Common Observations (Tongsuwen) records: An object eight feet long is called chuang. Book of Changes (Yijing), Hexagram Bo, contains the phrase: Stripping the bed by its legs. The commentary explains: A bed is something used for the body to rest upon. Additionally, a well-curb is also called a chuang. Music Bureau (Yuefu), Huainan Wang Chapter, contains the verse: Behind the garden, digging a well with silver made into a chuang. Furthermore, mentioned in Literary Expositor (Erya), Explanation of Grasses, is the xu-hui-chuang. The commentary explains: This refers to serpent bed. Another name for it is horse bed. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) records: The common variant form is written as chuang.