Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Page 537, Entry 27 Kangxi stroke count: 13 Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced jian. Sometimes written in a variant form. Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): A small chest. Xu says: Belongs to the category of containers. Also, Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced xian. A cup. Yangzi Dialect Dictionary (Fangyan): A cup is called jian in the region between Zhao and Wei. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced han. To contain. History of the Former Han (Qianhan shu), Treatise on Astronomy: When the planet Mercury passes between Venus, it can contain the sword. Textual research: In the History of the Former Han, Treatise on Astronomy, the text referring to the stars has been corrected to read Mercury according to the original source.