You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Speech (yán) Lan Kangxi Stroke Count: 24 Page 1187, Entry 16 Pronounced lan Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): To slander or to deny. Yupian: To use slanderous language against another person. History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu), Biography of the Three Kings of Emperor Wen: Wang Yang, while ill, continued to use evasive and denying language to shirk responsibility. Commentary by Shigu: Lan means to slander and conceal. Also, in the Biography of Gu Yong: Full of lies and deceit toward Heaven. Commentary by Shigu: Refers to deception and concealment. Luxuriant Gems of the Spring and Autumn (Chunqiu Fanlu): Investigate names and realities, observe their separation and conjunction, then the truth of right and wrong cannot be obscured by slanderous language. Commentary: Lan means to use slanderous language against another person. Also, Guangyun: Unfounded or extravagant speech. History of the Tang (Tang Shu), Biography of Zhang Liang: Zhang Liang used unfounded rhetoric to say: The prisoners were framed only because they feared death. Sound and Meaning: Unfounded or extravagant speech. Also, pronounced lan (rising tone) Also, pronounced lan (departing tone) Meaning is the same. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): Sometimes also written in a variant form (chàn). Jiyun: Sometimes also written in a variant form (jiàn).