Chen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Lack (qiàn) Page 569, Entry 07 Pronounced tan. Explanation from Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): To desire to obtain. Jade Encyclopedia (Yupian): Greed is called kan. Also written as a variant form. Also pronounced kan. Also pronounced han. The meaning is the same. Also written as a variant form. May be cross-referenced with the annotations for that character. Also pronounced kan (rising tone). Kanran, meaning not self-satisfied. Mencius (Mengzi): Just as he regards himself as not self-satisfied. Also indicates a state of sorrow. Songs of Chu (Chuci): Sorrowful, haggard, and lacking strength. Broad Refining (Boya): Interprets kan as a sunken pit or hole. Equivalent to kan (pit). Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan): Used sacrificial animals and added an alliance document to summon him. Explanation of Texts (Shiwen): Kan, pronounced kan (rising tone). Long Comments on Shuowen (Shuowen Changjian): Considers that tan and kan have the same pronunciation and meaning and should be the same character. Correction of Characters (Zhengzitong): Considers that tan and kan have different meanings and the assertion in the Long Comments is incorrect.