Xu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Eat (shí) Kangxi Strokes: 15 Page 1419, Entry 29 Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) states the pronunciation is jùan (falling tone), sounding the same as shuài. In the Changshan region, it is used to refer to rituals or sacrifices. Five Tone Collected Rhymes (Wuyin Jiyun) writes it as a variant form (yǎng). Another pronunciation is juàn (falling tone). There is also a pronunciation of jiǔ (rising tone), sounding the same as juàn. The meaning remains the same.