Hai Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bone (gǔ) Kangxi stroke count: 25 Page 1451, Entry 01 Pronounced kuan. It is the same as the variant form (kuan). In the Analytical Dictionary of Chinese Characters (Shuowen), it is written as upper. In the Extensive Refinement (Boya), it is noted as the hip. In the Explanation of Names (Shiming), it is defined as the hip, meaning loose, because the skin at the armpit or the joint is thick and loose. In the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), it refers to the space between the two thighs. In the History of the Former Han (Qianhan shu), Biography of Jia Yi, it is recorded: Butcher Tan could disassemble twelve cows in one morning without blunting his blade; this was because he followed the natural articulations of the joints, and where he encountered the hip, he used either a cleaver or an axe. Also pronounced kun. It refers to the body.