Zi Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Person (rén) Dan Kangxi Strokes: 14 Page 117, Entry 09 Pronounced dan (falling tone). The meaning is sincere and profound. Book of Odes (Shijing): My life did not meet the right time, encountering the great wrath of Heaven. Mao Commentary (Maozhuan): Defined as thick or profound. Classic Explanation (Jingdian Shiwen) by Lu Deming: Pronounced dan (falling tone). This character is also written in a variant form (dan). Also meaning rapid or swift. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Winter Officers, Records of Artisans (Kaogongji): Weapons should avoid being too swift. Pronounced shan (falling tone). Wan-dan: Describes the appearance of movement that is slow and gentle. Rhapsody on the Imperial Park (Shanglin Fu) by Sima Xiangru: The ivory-decorated carriage proceeds gently in the western quarters. Pronounced chan (rising tone). A place name. Gongyang Commentary (Gongyang Zhuan), Eighth Year of Duke Ai: The people of Qi seized the lands of Huan and Dan. In the Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan), it is written as chan. Pronounced chuan (rising tone). Meaning is the same. Textual Research: Book of Odes (Shijing), Great Odes (Daya): My life did not meet the right time, encountering the great wrath of Heaven. Mao Commentary: Defined as thick or profound. According to the style of this dictionary, Mao’s remarks have been amended to Mao Commentary. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Winter Officers, Records of Artisans (Kaogongji): Weapons should avoid being too swift. According to the original text, the character for curved was added before the word weapon.