Yin Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Mountain (shān) Entry: 嶭 Kangxi Stroke Count: 16 Page 320, Entry 28 Pronounced nie. In the Explanation of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to the appearance of a mountain. In Sima Xiangru's Rhapsody on the Imperial Park (Shanglin Fu): The nine peaks are tall and jagged. In Zuo Si's Rhapsody on the Capital of Wei (Weidu Fu): Raising the towering and jagged market pavilion. Annotation: A market pavilion is a market building. Tall and jagged describes height. In the Rhyme Collection (Jiyun), the character for a steep mountain peak is sometimes written as this entry. It is also written in a variant form.