Shen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Clothing (yī) Character: Chan Kangxi Strokes: 19 Page 1125, Entry 29 Pronounced chan. According to the Erya (Er ya), a garment that covers the front is called a chan. In the Book of Odes (Shijing), it is written: Throughout the morning I gather indigo, and do not fill one apron. In the Strategies of the Warring States (Zhan guo ce), it states: The hundred families adjust their front-covering garments. Also, in the commentary on the Biography of Juan Buyi in the Book of Han (Hanshu), it states that chanyu refers to a straight-hemmed unlined garment; see the entry for the character yu for details. Also, according to the Boya (Bo ya), a short unlined jacket is called a chanchu. Also, according to the Fangyan (Fang yan) by Yang Xiong, it is called a chan. According to Guo Pu's commentary, it refers to the part of a garment under the armpits. It also refers to a curtain. In the Biography of Liu Penzi in the Book of Later Han (Hou Hanshu), it states: Riding a bright carriage with fine horses, riding a pingni, with crimson curtains draped for decoration; the commentary notes that these are curtains placed on a carriage for shielding, interlaced as ornamentation. Also, it denotes a neat appearance. In the Analects (Lunyu), it is written: His robes, front and back, were neat and orderly. In the Garden of Stories (Shuoyuan), it is written: Zilu appeared before Confucius wearing fine ceremonial clothing, and Confucius said: You, why are you so dressed up? Also, it describes a fluttering appearance. In the Changmen Fu by Sima Xiangru, it is written: The curtains fluttered. In the Prayer for My Elder Cousin by Liu Zongyuan, it is written: The curtains hung and fluttered. Pronounced chan. The meaning is the same. Pronounced dan. In the Biography of Li Mu in the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), it mentions the Chanlan; Ru Chun notes this was in the Dai region. According to the Yupian (Yu pian), it is also written as a variant form (lian) or (chan). According to the Leipian (Lei pian), it is also written as a variant form (yu). Textual note: According to the Boya, the term chanchu has been corrected to the term chanchu based on the original text.