Zi Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Person (rén) 件 Kangxi stroke count: 6 Page: 94, position 18 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced jian (falling tone) Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced jian (rising tone) Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): To divide. Six Writings Explained (Liushugu): To differentiate things. Also called jian (item/article), meaning a condition. Colloquially, the count of items is called ruoganjian (a certain number of items). Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): Composed of the radical for ox (niu), because the ox is large, it can be divided.