Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) 撼 Kangxi stroke count: 17 Page 457, Entry 20 Pronounced han (rising tone). Identical to the variant form (kàn). It means to shake. History of Song (Songshi): During the Yuanfeng period, the old party frequently put forward improper statements to shake the position of those in power. Poetry of Han Yu: Ants attempting to shake a giant tree. Also, per the Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui), it means to vibrate or tremble. Used interchangeably with the character for emotion (gǎn). It shares the same meaning as the character for emotion (gǎn) found in the line "do not shake my waist-pouch" from the Book of Odes (Shijing).