Wu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Stone (shí) 礛 Kangxi stroke count: 19 Page 837, Entry 48 Pronounced jian (level tone). 礛 refers to a green whetstone used for polishing jade and stone. Strategies of the Warring States (Zhanguo Ce) mentions the use of a lian-pan (a type of whetstone). This was originally written as the variant form (lian). Additionally, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced lan (level tone). This is a simplified form of the character (lan). See the entry for (lan) for detailed information.