Si Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Dog (quǎn) Character: 狚 Kangxi stroke count: 9 Page 709, Entry 15 Guangyun (Guangyun), Jiyun (Jiyun), and Yunhui (Yunhui) cite the pronunciation as de an. Zheng-Yun (Zheng-Yun) cites the pronunciation as de lan. Pronounced dan. Guangyun (Guangyun): Lie-dan, a species of animal, resembling a wolf. Jiyun (Jiyun): He-dan, a large wolf. Also, in Zhuangzi (Zhuangzi): Qiwulun: Apes and monkeys mating with dogs to produce offspring. Commentary: Bian-dan, also known as Ge-zang. It resembles an ape but has a dog head. The male enjoys mating with female apes. Also, pronunciation duo han, dang han, dang han. Pronounced dan (third tone). Guangyun (Guangyun): Lie-dan. Jiyun (Jiyun): Lie-dan. Also, in Yangzi: Fangyan (Fangyan): To cover or seize. From the east of the Pass it is called yan, and from the west of the Pass it is called dan. Also referred to as 狚. Also, Guangyun (Guangyun), Jiyun (Jiyun), and Yunhui (Yunhui) cite the pronunciation as dang ge. Zheng-Yun (Zheng-Yun) cites the pronunciation as dang ba. Pronounced da. Guangyun (Guangyun): Ge-dan, appears in Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing). Note: In the Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing) the original text uses the character ju. Guo Pu reads it with a level tone. Other books quoting it all write it as 狚, which is suspected to be an error.