Si Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Splinter (piàn) Entry: 牋 Kangxi Strokes: 12 Page 693, Entry 28 Archaic form: 椾 According to Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), the pronunciation is jian. According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), the pronunciation is jian. The sound is jian. According to Jade Chapters (Yupian), it means a memorial or a document. In the Biography of Huang Xiang from the Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), it is written: The poems, memorials, and official documents he authored total five volumes. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) notes that the original form is jian.