Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower. Radical: Box (fāng). Character: dān. Kangxi Stroke Count: 14. Page 154, Number 19. According to the Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), the fanqie pronunciation is derived from the initial of dū and the final of hán. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Rhyme Assembly (Yunhui), the fanqie is derived from the initial of duō and the final of hán. According to the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), the fanqie is derived from the initial of dū and the final of jiān. The pronunciation is dān. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it is a vessel used in ancestral temples to hold spirit tablets. According to the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli) in the section for the Spring Officers (Chunguan) regarding the Master Shaman (Siwu), during sacrifices they provide the dān vessel and the spirit tablets. The commentary states that dān is the name of the vessel and zhǔ refers to the wooden spirit tablets.