Zi Collection, Upper Volume, Page 42, Entry 03 Pronounced fán (rising tone). In the "Guangyun" and "Jiyun," the pronunciation is indicated by the fanqie pí (皮) and biàn (变), pronounced biàn (falling tone). The meaning is the same as the character. In the "Jiyun," it is sometimes written as "犿." The character is from the Radical: Dog (quǎn), with "番" as the phonetic component. In the "Tangyun," the pronunciation is indicated by the fanqie fù (附) and yuán (袁), pronounced fán (rising tone). In the "Jiyun," the pronunciation is indicated by the fanqie fú (符) and yuán (袁), pronounced fán (rising tone). The "Shuowen Jiezi" explains it as the sound of a dog barking.