Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Woman (nǚ) 姶 Kangxi Strokes: 9 Page 261, Entry 07 According to the Expanded Dictionary of Sounds (Guangyun), pronounced e. According to the Collected Dictionary of Sounds (Jiyun), the Treasury of Sounds (Yunhui), and the Corrected Dictionary of Rhymes (Zhengyun), pronounced e. Its pronunciation is the same as the character for covering (yan). It refers to a beautiful appearance. It is also used as a name for women. The Zuo Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals (Zuozhuan) records: The wife of Duke Xiang of Wei, Jiang, had no sons; the son born to the favored concubine Zhou Ai was named Yuan. It is also used as a surname. According to the Collected Dictionary of Sounds (Jiyun), pronounced yi. It is interchangeable with the character for harmony (xi). It means that a woman is clever or dexterous.