Shen Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Insect (chóng). Character: Dan. Kangxi strokes: 13. Page 1085, Entry 11. Jiyun and Yunhui dictionaries: Pronounced dan (falling-rising tone). Zheng Yun dictionary: Pronounced dan (rising tone). Shuowen Jiezi dictionary: Refers to the barbarian tribes of the south. Sound and Meaning of the History of Jin (Jinshu Yinyi): The Dan of Tianmen are a branch of the Man people. See Collection of Brief Characters (Wenzi Jilue). Chronicles of Huayang (Huayang Guozhi): In the Han period, the Fa county had salt wells, and to the north of the various counties lived the Rang and Dan peoples. Han Yu, Stele Inscription for the Tomb of Lord Fang: The Lin barbarian cave-dwelling Dan. Sometimes also written in a variant form (yan). Or written as (dan).