Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) 喃 Kangxi strokes: 12 Page 197, Entry 17 Guangyun (Broad Rhymes) pronounces it nán. Jiyun (Collected Rhymes) pronounces it ní, similar to the sound of nǎn. Yupian (Jade Chapters) defines it as soft, murmuring speech. Guangyun notes it was originally written as the character nán (variant form), meaning to speak in a low voice. Jiyun defines it as the sound of low-voiced speech. Sometimes also written in a variant form (nán). It also refers to the soft chirping of swallows. For a detailed explanation, see the entry for the character ne. Jiyun also pronounces it nán, similar to the sound of nán. It is identical to the character nán, meaning to speak. It is also pronounced nǎn, similar to the sound of nǎn. The term zan-nan means to taste or sample.