Zi Collection, Page Position: Upper
Radical: Line (gǔn)
Chan
Kangxi Stroke Count: 8
Page Number: Page 80, Number 04
According to the Broad Rimes (Guangyun), the Collected Rimes (Jiyun), and the Assembly of Rimes (Yunhui), the pronunciation is derived from the fanqie characters chu and xian. According to the Correct Rimes (Zhengyun), the pronunciation is derived from the initial chu, having the same sound as the character chan. It refers to an instrument used for roasting meat. In a poem presented to Zhang Ji (Zhang Ji) by Han Yu (Han Yu), it is written: I attempt to impart the meaning of the poems, which is like threading meat onto a skewer. The annotation explains that Han Yu had his son follow Zhang Ji to study; Zhang Ji taught him the meaning of the poems in a way that was logically organized and coherent.