Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower. Radical: Knife (dāo). Character: jiǎn. Kangxi Stroke Count: 11. Page Number: Page 142, Number 13. Tang Dynasty Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced via the fanqie phonetic method using the sounds ji and qian. Rhyme Collection (Yunhui): Pronounced via the fanqie phonetic method using the sounds zi and qian. Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced via the fanqie phonetic method using the sounds zi and jian. In the rising tone of the sound jiān. Jade Chapters (Yupian): A common variant form of the character jiǎn.