Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) Lian Kangxi strokes: 23 Page 905, Entry 13 Pronounced lian. A mirror case. Biographies of Exemplary Women (Lienü Zhuan): "Placed in the mirror case." Notes on the Rapid Career Primer (Jijiupian zhu): Lian, a vessel for holding a mirror, similar to a modern mirror box. Also, in the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), it is synonymous with lian (a cosmetic box). A vessel for holding incense.