Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Eye (mù) 盼 Kangxi strokes: 9 Page 801, Entry 15 Pronounced pan (falling tone). In the Jade Chapter (Yupian): Eyes with clear black and white definition. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Wei: Her clever smile is engaging, her beautiful eyes look around. Commentary: Here, the word pan is pronounced with a modified sound. Also, in the Collection of Peixi (Peixi ji): The appearance of a beautiful person’s eyes darting about. Song Yu, Rhapsody on the Goddess (Shennü fu): Her gaze moves slightly, her spirit and color illuminating the person. Also, in Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): To look and glance, to observe. Book of Song (Songshu), Biography of Xie Hui: Together receiving favor and regard. Book of Wei (Weishu), Biography of Zhao Cheng Zisun Yuanhui: Also receiving grace and favor. Also, the name of a tree. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): Mount Fu has many pan trees, their leaves resemble trifoliate orange leaves but without thorns, and the trees are host to parasitic insects. Also, the name of a prefecture. Book of Tang (Tangshu), Treatise on Geography: The Longyou Circuit established Pandun Prefecture. Also, the name of a body of water. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): Mount Huang is where the Pan River originates, flowing west into the Red River. Also, a person’s name. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), House of Chu: Tian Panzi, a general of the state of Qi. Also, a surname. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): People of the Country of Deep-Eyed People have the surname Pan and eat fish. Commentary: A surname from the era of the Yellow Emperor. Also, in Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced pan. Also used to describe beautiful eyes. Also, in Supplement to the Dictionary (Zihui bu): Pronounced fen. Linpan refers to the time when dawn is about to break. Wang Bao, Nine Laments (Jiuhuai): Climbing high to gaze into the distance, walking upon the ruins. Note: In the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), the characters pan, xi, and mian differ in both pronunciation and meaning. In the Supplement to Rhymes (Yunbu), pan is sometimes written as mian. In the Essential Summary (Juyao), pan is also equated with xi. This is incorrect.