You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Speech (yán) Qian Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 1168, Entry 06 According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), this is the ancient seal script version of the character meaning error. Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes of the Kingdom: Do not err in ritual. Book of Rites (Liji), Black Robes (Ziyi): Written as qian when quoting the Book of Odes. Commentary by Zheng Xuan: Means an error or mistake. Book of Han (Hanshu), Biography of Liu Fu: The sovereign possesses no error of misrule. Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): Originally written with the radical for speech at the bottom. Collection of Characters (Zihui): Appears redundantly under the radical for person.