Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Jian; Kangxi Stroke Count: 13 Page 637, Entry 01 Pronounced jian. Name of a river. According to the Book of Han: Geography Treatise (Qian Han Shu: Dili Zhi), the Jian River originates from Yulei Mountain in Miansi County, Shu Commandery. Also means to wash the hands, to sprinkle, or to moisten from the side. According to the Strategies of the Warring States (Zhanguo Ce): Wu Ming said to Lord Chunshen, do you alone have no intention of cleansing me? Also pronounced jian. Also pronounced jian. Also pronounced zan. Same as the variant form (zan). To sprinkle with sweat or water. Also pronounced qian. Jianhu, name of a medicinal herb. Textual Research: In the Strategies of the Warring States (Zhanguo Ce), regarding the passage where Wu Ming sees Lord Chunshen, the original text reads: do you alone have no intention of cleansing me? The words me have been added to the citation following the original text.