Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Kangxi Strokes: 13 Page 539, Entry 18 Pronounced jian. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen jiezi), a device to limit a door. According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), a door bolt or latch. In the Laozi (Daodejing): Without a bolt or latch, it cannot be opened. In the Huainanzi (Huainanzi): A household without the trust of keys and locks, and the security of bolts and latches. Also pronounced jian (falling tone). Meaning is the same. Also pronounced jian (falling tone). In the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji): Lower the bamboo from the Qi Garden to use as a dam. According to the commentary by Ru Chun: Planting bamboo to block a breach in a dike, stuffing it with straw from the inside, and then filling it with earth. Also pronounced juan (falling tone). Used when a horse does not walk smoothly. In the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli): Driving all day without being hindered on the left. Also pronounced jian (rising tone). Meaning is the same.