Wu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Stone (shí) Kangxi Strokes: 15 Page 834, Entry 33 Pronounced pán. Meaning: a huge stone. Book of Changes (Yijing), Gradual Hexagram: Wild geese gradually fly onto the giant rock. Commentary: Pan is a mountain-like, stable rock. Sub-commentary: The rocks in the mountains are winding and twisted, hence they are called pan. There is also the term panbo. Guo Pu, Rhapsody on the Yangtze River (Jiangfu): The Jing Gate stands tall and vast. Commentary: Panbo means vast and extensive. There is also the term panya. History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Biography of Teng Fu: Bandits rose in groups and colluded with each other for many years. Commentary: Panya means interconnected. It is also written in a variant form (pán). Book of Han (Hanshu), Annals of Emperor Wen: A clan as stable as a giant rock. Xunzi, On Enriching the State: The state is as stable as a giant rock. It may also be written in a variant form.