Hai Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Fight (dòu) Kan Kangxi strokes: 22 Page 1458, Entry 02 Pronounced han. The roar of a tiger. Book of Odes (Shijing): Roaring like a raging tiger. Also, History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu): The seven powerful states roaring in rage. Pronounced han (falling-rising tone). The angry cry of a wild beast. The character kan (the word for spying or a surname) should be written with the door radical. It is the same as the word jian in the Mencius, which means to peek. The character kan (the word for roaring or anger) should be written with the fight radical. It is the same as the word in the Book of Odes meaning to roar like a tiger.