Xu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Short-tailed bird (zhuī) Page 1365, Entry 11 Zhengzitong states that the character is an erroneous, simplified form. Tangyun and Zhengyun state the pronunciation is qian. Jiyun and Yunhui state the pronunciation is qian, sounding the same as qian. Shuowen Jiezi defines it as a stone bird. It is also known as yong, and also known as jingle; the character structure is derived from short-tailed bird, with the phonetic component being jian. It is also used as a personal name. Zuo Zhuan, Year 9 of Duke Xiang records: The Earl of Qin sent Shi Yan to request troops from Chu. Shiwen provides the pronunciation as tian. Guangyun states the pronunciation is an. Jiyun states the pronunciation is gan, sounding the same as an. Yan is a type of bird. Jiyun states the pronunciation is geng, sounding the same as keng. Also, the pronunciation is yan, sounding the same as yan. The meaning is the same. Jiyun states the pronunciation is nie. It is the same as the character jian, referring to the pond heron. Jiyun originally wrote it as jian. Yupian suggests it is a simplified form of jian, which is incorrect.