You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Speech (yán) Kangxi Strokes: 18 Page 1179, Entry 06 Pronounced man. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), to deceive. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Chronicle of the First Emperor of Qin: People below, out of fear, submit and speak falsely, using deception to curry favor. Book of Jin (Jinshu), Treatise on Law: To betray loyalty and deceive the Emperor is called man. Also, according to Guangya, slow or lagging. According to the Guangyun, to treat with negligence. History of the Former Han (Qianhan), Biographies of the Two Gongs: To be disrespectful and unruly. Also, to deceive and slander. Xunzi, Against Physiognomy: To be disobedient to one's face and to slander behind one's back. Also, to slight or insult. History of the Former Han, Biography of Empress Xiaocheng: In the letters of Chunyu Chang, there were rebellious and insulting words. Also, empty and without focus. Zhuangzi, The Way of Heaven: He repeatedly explained the twelve classics to Lao Dan; Lao Dan interrupted him, saying these were too diffuse and empty (man), and requested to hear the main points. Pronounced man. Fangyan by Yangzi: Mantai, meaning to be afraid. In the Yan and Dai regions, this is called mantai. Also, qianxuan, meaning intelligent; in the Qin region, this is called man. Pronounced mian. Lei Pian: Intelligent and cunning. One source says, to deceive. History of the Former Han, Biography of Guan Fu: Used deceitful, honeyed words to apologize to Tian Fen. Shigu Annotation: Man, similar to deceit. Feigning good words. Jiyun: Sometimes written in a variant form. Pronounced man (falling tone). History of the Former Han, Annals of Emperor Xuan: Exclusively engaging in deceptive acts to evade their taxes. Shigu Annotation: Man, deceptive words. Pronounced man (falling tone). Also, identical to the word man (neglect). Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Autumn Official, Prohibition of Violence, Zheng Annotation: The people like to engage in violation, bullying, false deception, negligence, and absurdities. These three are also to be prohibited. Man is sometimes written as man (neglect). Pronounced man (falling tone). Lei Pian: Deceptive words. Also, for the time being. Commonly used as man (overflowing/spreading). Zihui Bu: Also written in a variant form.