Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower
Radical: Ten (shí)
Qian
Kangxi strokes: 3
Page 155, Entry 19
Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced qian. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced qian.
Explanation of Script (Shuowen): Ten hundreds.
Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): A Han dynasty compound surname.
Supplement to Rhymes (Yunbu): Pronounced ci (level tone).
Liu Shao, Zhao Capital Rhapsody (Zhao Du Fu): Palace concubines number in the hundreds, and the guests number over three thousand. Exceeding the standard of Meng of Xin, and admiring the virtuous benevolence of Ji Dan.