Chou Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Earth (tǔ) Entry: juan Kangxi stroke count: 10 Page 229, Entry 31 According to Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced xuan (falling-rising tone). According to Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it refers to a place where convict laborers reside. Furthermore, according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is also defined as a women's prison. Another definition is a designation for a police station. Also, according to Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and Classified Compilation (Leipian), it is pronounced quan (falling-rising tone). The meaning remains the same.