Zi Collection, Middle Volume
Radical: Person (rén)
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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.