Pronounced huāng jiàn (falling tone) in the "Qieyun" (Tang Yun), and hǔ jiàn (falling tone) in the "Jiyun" (Jiyun), with the same pronunciation as "xī". "Shuowen Jiezi" explains it as: the bark of a small dog. The character is from the "Dog" (quǎn) radical, with "dare" (gǎn) as the phonetic component. Additionally, "Shuowen Jiezi" records: there was a place called Lán (㺖) village in Xinting, Nanyang Commandery. Also, in the "Jiyun" (Jiyun), it is pronounced hǔ lǎn (falling tone), with the same pronunciation as "hǎn". It means the sound of a dog barking. Furthermore, in the "Jiyun" (Jiyun), it is pronounced yǐ jiǎn (falling tone), with the same pronunciation as "àn". It also refers to the bark of a small dog. Also, in the "Guangyun" (Guangyun), it is pronounced chǔ jiàn (falling tone), and in the "Jiyun" (Jiyun), it is pronounced jiǔ jiàn (falling tone), with the same pronunciation as "chàn". Also, in the "Guangyun" (Guangyun) and "Jiyun" (Jiyun), it is pronounced xià kàn (falling tone), with the same pronunciation as "hān". Also, in the "Jiyun" (Jiyun) and "Leipian" (Leipian), it is pronounced hū làn (falling tone), with the same pronunciation as "làn". Also, in the "Jiyun" (Jiyun), it is pronounced xǔ jiàn (falling tone), with the same pronunciation as "yì". The meanings are all the same as previously stated.