Zi Collection, Upper Volume, Page 21, Entry 05 Radical: Heart (xīn) Pronounced lian (falling tone). From "Tang Yun" and "Ji Yun." Also pronounced lian (falling tone) from "Ji Yun." "Shuowen Jiezi" explains it as to shed tears. The character's structure is based on the heart radical, with "lian" as the phonetic component. Quoted from the "Book of Changes (Yijing)": "Tears and snot flow like..." In the current "Book of Changes (Yijing), Dun Hexagram," it is written as "lian ru." Also pronounced chou (rising tone) from "Ji Yun." Describes the appearance of weeping. Also pronounced nian (falling tone) from "Ji Yun." Indicates the meaning of paying attention.