You Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Foot (zú) Jian Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 1227, Entry 17 Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced jian (falling tone). Explanation of Characters (Shuowen): To tread. Book of Rites (Liji): Cultivate one's conduct and fulfill one's words. Commentary: Jian means to tread. Also, according to Erya (Boya): To tread. Preface to the Book of Documents (Shangshu Xu): King Cheng moved east to conquer the Huai Yi and then stepped into Yan. Explanation of Texts (Shiwen): Jian means to trample or occupy. Also, according to Jade Chapters (Yupian): To walk. Categorized Rhymes (Leipian): To arrange in a row. Book of Odes (Shijing): The bamboo and wooden vessels are arranged in rows. Commentary: The appearance of being in rows. Also, according to Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): To trample or tread. Book of Rites (Liji): Do not step on shoes. Sub-commentary: Jian means to trample. Also, according to Explanation of Names (Shiming): Jian means to damage, to cause to be destroyed or ruined. Also, according to Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced jian (falling tone). According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Anthology (Yunhui), and Proper Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced jian (falling tone). The meaning is the same. Also the same as shan (good). Book of Rites (Liji): If one performs a task on a selected day, one must ensure it is done well. Commentary: Jian is read as shan (good). Sub-commentary: Jian means good. It means that if divination indicates good fortune, then the action taken must be good. Also interchangeable with jian (to cut). Rites of Zhou (Zhouli): Does not destroy its kind. Explanation of Texts (Shiwen): Pronounced jian (falling tone). Note: In the Record of Rites (Liji), it is now written as jian (to cut).