Xu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Leaf (yè) Kan Kangxi Stroke Count: 18 Page 1407, Entry 12 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced kan (third tone). Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen): To eat without being satisfied; the appearance of a yellow face when walking. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): To be thin. Qu Yuan, Encountering Sorrow (Lisao): If my feelings are truly excellent and refined, what harm is there in a long, gaunt and weary face. Han Yu, Sending off Jia Dao to Fanyang poem: Wishing to reward with gold and silk, yet the whole household is always gaunt and weary. Commentary: Han refers to the chin; the chin is the jaw. Kan describes the appearance of hunger, referring to a face and jaw that are gaunt and bloated. Also: Pronounced xian (fourth tone). Kan is the appearance of a long face. Also: Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced kan (fourth tone). To eat without being satisfied. Also: Pronounced han (fourth tone). Meaning is the same.