Mao Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Heart (xīn) Character: Yuan Kangxi stroke count: 11 Page 386, Entry 20 Pronounced juan. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to resentment. It is formed from the heart radical and the phonetic component yuan. In the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), biography of Lu Zhonglian, it says: Abandoning the practice of resentment and anger. It also means to be anxious. In the Book of Odes (Shijing), it says: The heart is anxious. It is also pronounced juan. It means to be impatient or hasty. It also rhymes with jun. In the poem by Xu Gan, it says: How can I obtain the wings of a red phoenix to see the person within my heart? With sincere intentions unfulfilled, I scratch my head and stand in anxiety. The common form is written as yuan. The character is written as yuan. The Compendium of Characters (Zihui) states that it is the vulgar form of the character yuan. The character is written as yuan.