Yin Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Roof (mián) Kuan. 15 strokes. Page 292, Entry 06. Ancient character for wan (finished). Pronounced kuan. Level tone. Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters): Describing a house that is broad and large. Derived from the roof radical with xian serving as the phonetic. Xian is pronounced huan; the modern character is a simplified form of kuan. Another interpretation is that it means slow. Guangyun (Expanded Rhymes): To love, or to be wealthy/abundant. Also, to be relaxed. Book of Changes (Yijing), Qian Hexagram: To dwell in it with breadth of spirit. Book of Odes (Shijing), Wei Feng: Broad and gentle. Commentary: Kuan means vast and generous. Also, Book of Documents (Shangshu), Canon of Shun: Respectfully disseminate the five teachings with a broad and gentle spirit. Also, Zengyun (Added Rhymes): Not harsh or severe. Book of Documents (Shangshu), Counsels of the Great Yu: Govern those below with, control the masses with breadth of spirit. Also, [Source name omitted]: Broad yet governed by system, calm and harmonious. Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), 20th Year of Zhao: Zichan said to Zidashu: Only the virtuous can use breadth of spirit to pacify the people; for others, nothing is better than severity. He also said: Use breadth of spirit to balance severity, and use severity to balance breadth of spirit; this is how government achieves harmony. Also, slow or leisurely. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Han Fei: When there is leisure, people honor and praise one; when in urgency, one employs armored soldiers. Also, to forgive or be lenient. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Lian Po: A lowly person like me did not expect the general to be so forgiving to this extent. Also, a surname. Also, rhymes with the sound quan. Book of Odes (Shijing), Wei Feng: Examining the dwelling place, the greatness of the noble person. (Rhymes with xuan). Also, rhymes with the sound quan. Han Yu, Min Ji Fu: In the past, the Yan family approached this ideal, living in poverty yet maintaining a calm and broad spirit. Truly a minor matter for a wise man, yet the Master sighed in admiration of his virtue.