You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Speech (yán) Lian Kangxi Stroke Count: 18 Page 1178, Entry 05 Pronounced lian As defined in the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it denotes the term lian-lou. According to the Regionalisms (Fangyan) by Yang Xiong, lian-lou means to grasp or hold. It is spoken in the southern Chu region as lian-lou. As defined in the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it means to be verbose. As defined in the Comprehensive Dictionary of Characters (Zihui), it means to be tedious or repetitive. From Nine Regrets (Jiusi) in the Songs of Chu (Chuci): The matchmaker is humbled and speaks in a tangled manner. Also used in personal names. Meng Lian and Lian appear in the History of Song (Songshi), Table of the Imperial Clan. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Classified Chapters (Leipian), pronounced lian (rising tone). It describes speech that is confused or disordered.