Shen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Clothing (yī) Jian Kangxi Stroke Count: 18 Page 1124, Entry 21 Pronounced jian (falling tone) Pronounced jian (falling tone) Pleated skirt. Skirts with overlapping folds. Also, skirt with a halo or gradient pattern. Also pronounced jian (falling tone) Same meaning. Sometimes written in a variant form.