Mao Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Hand (shǒu). Kangxi strokes: 16. Page 454, Entry 19. Pronounced kǎn (falling tone). According to the Tang Rhyme (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is the same as qian (falling tone). The Jade Chapters (Yupian) defines it as to hang. Another source suggests it means dangerous. Also pronounced kan (level tone). According to the Tang Rhyme (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is the same as kan (level tone). It also means to hang. Also pronounced jian (falling tone). According to the Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), the pronunciation is the same as jian (falling tone). It is a surname. The Garden of Surnames (Xingyuan) records this surname in the Henei region. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is also written in a variant form (gǎn).