Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower Radical: Ice (bing) jian Kangxi stroke count: 13 Page number: Page 133, Number 02 Jade Chapters (Yupian): Pronounced via the initial gu and final zhan, sounding like jian. This is a common variant of the character jian. Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Assembly (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced via the initial gu and final zhan, sounding like jian. Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): To diminish. Jade Chapters: Few, or to lighten. Ritual emphasizes its reduction — Records of Ritual (Liji), Record of Music (Yueji). Also the name of a river. The Jian River originates in the Fantiao Mountains — Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing). The Jian River also originates in Mount Qi and flows southeast to flow into the Yangtze River. Also a surname. Jian Xuan — Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biographies of Harsh Officials. Also according to the Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes: Pronounced via the initial xia and final zhan, sounding like xian. Also according to the Collected Rhymes: Pronounced via the initial gong and final xian, sounding like jian. The meaning is the same. Writing the character in its common form is considered incorrect. Textual Research for jian: Also a surname. Jian Xuan — Book of Han (Hanshu), Biographies of Harsh Officials. Note: The Book of Han records the name as xian, while the Records of the Grand Historian records it as jian. The Book of Han modified the record found in the Records of the Grand Historian.