Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) Fan Kangxi strokes: 11 Page 881, Entry 10 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced fan Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui): Pronounced fan Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced fan A bamboo vessel used for holding dates and dried meat. Book of Rites (Liji), Meaning of Marriage: A woman brings a fan containing dates, chestnuts, and dried meat to pay her respects. Commentary: A fan is woven from reeds or bitter bamboo, shaped like a basket, and wrapped on the outside with green silk fabric, used for holding items such as dates and chestnuts. Also: Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced fan Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced fan Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced fan The meaning is the same. Also: Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced bian Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced bian The meaning is the same. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Identical to the character pronounced fan. Textual research: Book of Rites (Liji), Marriage Rites: A woman brings a fan containing dates, chestnuts, and dried meat to pay her respects. Correction: Following the original text, Marriage Rites has been changed to Meaning of Marriage.