You Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: See (jiàn)
Kangxi Strokes: 19
Page 1137, Entry 13
Compendium of Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced jian (falling tone). Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui): Pronounced jian (falling tone). Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced jian (falling tone), sounds like the word for difficult in the departing tone. Same as the character jian. Erudite Encyclopedia (Boya): To see. Also, to mix. Book of Rites (Liji), Ritual of Sacrifice (Jiyi): Present the millet, offer the lung, liver, head, and heart, see and alternate with the wine vessels. Commentary: The phrase see and alternate should be read as the character jian. Subcommentary: Jian means to mix. It means that when sacrificing millet, it is mixed with two vessels of sweet wine. Also, a personal name. Mencius (Mengzi): Cheng Jian, a minister of Duke Jing of Qi. Also, according to Compendium of Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced he jian; Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced he jian. Also same as the character jian. Also, according to Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced gu xian; Compendium of Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced ju xian. Appearance of looking. Also, according to Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced fang mian; Compendium of Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced bang mian. Same meaning. Also, according to Compendium of Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced yi dian. To peep. Explained Characters (Shuowen): Written as the variant form. Categorized Chapters (Leipian): Sometimes written as the variant form.