You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Foot (zú) Character: Nian Kangxi strokes: 12 Page 1222, Entry 39 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced nian (rising tone). Same as the character nian. Jade Chapters (Yupian): To tread. Categorized Rhymes (Leipian): To pursue. Zhuangzi (Zhuangzi), External Things chapter: If one chokes and does not stop, then one treads (nian). Sound and Meaning (Yinyi): To trample. The original text sometimes appears in the variant form nian. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced nian (dipping tone). Same as the character nian. Zhuangzi (Zhuangzi), External Things chapter, Sound and Meaning (Yinyi): Nian, the original text sometimes appears in the variant form nian. Also the same as the character jian. Extensive Elegant Words (Boya): To step on. This is the modern character for jian. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced lin (level tone). Same as the character chen (to pursue). Also pronounced tian (rising tone). To stop.