You Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Foot (zú) Character: Dian Kangxi Stroke Count: 17 Page 1231, Entry 20 Pronounced dian. Shuowen Jiezi (Dictionary of Characters): To trip or stumble. Book of Han (Hanshu), Biography of Gong Yu: Truly afraid that one day I shall stumble, fall, and lose my breath. Annotation: Shigu says: To trip and fall. Huainanzi (Huainanzi), Observations on the Obscure: Walking with a stumbling gait.