Chen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Death (dǎi) Liàn; Kangxi Stroke Count: 17; Page 583 Pronounced liàn (falling tone) - "to wrap a corpse for burial". Also written as "liǎn" in the "Guangyun" (Guangyun), "Jiyun" (Jiyun), and "Yunhui" (Yunhui) dictionaries, with the pronunciation "lì yàn qiè", meaning "to wrap a corpse". The "Shiming" (Shiming) states: "Liàn (殮) is liǎn (斂), meaning to dress the deceased." Historical texts use "liǎn" (斂). "Book of Rites" (Liji), "Tantan Gong" (Tantan Gong): "A small burial wrapping is done indoors, and a large burial wrapping is done on the eastern steps."