Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Entry: Jian Kangxi strokes: 13 Page 133, Entry 01 Pronounced jian (falling tone). Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): To diminish. Yupian (Yupian): To lessen, to lighten. Book of Rites (Liji), Music Record (Yueji): Ritual governs its moderation. Also a name of a river. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): From Fantiao Mountain, the Jian River originates. Also, the Qishan Mountain also produces a Jian River, which flows southeast and empties into the Yangtze River. Also a surname. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biographies of Harsh Officials: Jian Xuan. Pronounced xian (falling tone). Also pronounced xian (falling tone). Meaning is the same. The common form written as the simplified character is incorrect. Verification: Also a surname. History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu), Biographies of Harsh Officials: Jian Xuan. Note: The History of the Former Han writes it as Xian, while the Records of the Grand Historian writes it as Jian. The Former Han text modified the Records of the Grand Historian.