Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower. Radical: Receptacle (kǎn). Kangxi stroke count: 2. Page 134, Number 39. Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) indicates the pronunciation is a combination of the sounds qiū and fàn. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) indicates it is a combination of the sounds kǒu and fàn. It is pronounced the same as kǎn. Explaining Writing and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) defines it as the appearance of an open mouth and identifies it as a pictograph. Correct Character Mastery (Zhengzitong) quotes Wei Xiao stating that kǎn is a vessel for holding objects. It symbolizes the way the earth supports and carries things; the void in the middle is exactly what allows the vessel to be useful through its emptiness. Furthermore, the Collected Rhymes also records the pronunciation as a combination of kǔ and gàn, which sounds the same as kàn, with the same meaning as stated before.