Zi Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Person (rén). Character: qiàn. Kangxi Stroke Count: 12. Page 113, Position 16. According to the Collected Rimes (Jiyun), Rime Collection (Yunhui), and Correct Rimes (Zhengyun), the pronunciation follows the fanqie of jié and niàn, sounding like qiàn. In Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it is defined as a follower. In Classified Chapters (Leipian), it is defined as an attendant. In the Book of Tang (Tangshu), in the Biography of Feng Changqing, it is recorded that he petitioned for thirty attendants. In Refined Understanding (Tongya), it states that under the Tang system, both chief ambassadors and deputy ambassadors were assigned attendants. When Cui Xiyi, the Military Governor of Hexi, launched a surprise attack and defeated the Tibetans at Qinghai, it happened that Xiyi’s attendant Sun Hui went to court to report on the situation. In Correcting the Mastery of Characters (Zhengzitong), it states that the term refers to what is now known as an errand runner (chéngchāi).