Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Kangxi Strokes: 16 Page 455, Entry 06 Pronounced dan (rising tone). Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters): To lift or hold. Taixuanjing (Canon of Supreme Mystery) by Yangzi: What blessings fill the shoulders, carrying misfortune with caution. Annotation: Dan-dan means respect. Carrying misfortune while being self-vigilant. Also pronounced tan. To touch. Also used interchangeably with tan. To pluck a string. Also the name of a country. History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Biography of the Southwestern Barbarians: The country of Shan, which communicates with the Roman Empire (Da Qin) in the southwest. Also pronounced dan (falling tone). Also means to touch. Also pronounced chan. Shan-yuan, to pull or drag. Also pronounced chan. To be entangled and not leave. Also a personal name. History of the Former Han (Hanshu), Annals of Emperor Xuan: The Prince of Rizhu, Xianxian Shan, came to surrender. Also pronounced tian. Name of an islet. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): South of Qingyao Mountain, looking toward Shan Islet. Also pronounced tan. To hold something insecurely. Also pronounced zhan (rising tone). To push or urge rapidly.