Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Entry: lun Kangxi strokes: 12 Page 436, Entry 15 According to Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collection Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), it is pronounced lun. According to Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it means to select. Book of Rites (Zhouli), Earth Official (Diguan), Mountain Forester (Shanyu): Whenever state craftsmen enter the mountains and forests, they select timber without prohibition. Discourses of the States (Jinyu): The ruler selects the descendants of virtuous men who have held regular positions in the state and appoints them. Book of Tang (Tangshu), Biography of Liu Di: The Ministry of Personnel first selects the talent and finally confers the position. It also means to penetrate or thread through, according to Broad Rhymes (Guangyun). Also pronounced lun. It also means to select.