Si Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Dog (quǎn) 10 strokes Page 710, Entry 02 Pronounced huan. Pronounced huan. According to the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it is the sound of a dog barking. The character form consists of Dog and the phonetic element Gen. Also, according to the Jade Compendium (Yupian), it is pronounced xian. According to the Sound Compilation (Jiyun), it is pronounced xian, with the same meaning as the character yan. The meaning is the same. Note that the Comprehensive Rhymes (Guangyun) and the Sound Compilation (Jiyun) both attach this character to the annotations for the character yan. Also, the Sound Compilation (Jiyun) records it as the name of a wild beast. Also, the Sound Compilation (Jiyun) notes it is pronounced yin, with the same meaning. Also, it is pronounced ken, with the same meaning. Originally written as the character ken. It means to gnaw. See the detailed entry under the Pig (shi) radical for the character ken.