You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Speech (yán) 譴 Kangxi stroke count: 21 Page 1184, Entry 12 Pronounced qian (falling tone). Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Graphs and Analysis of Characters): To reprimand and question. Guangya (Expanded Glossaries): To blame. Guangyun (Broad Rhymes): To be angry; to reprove. Zhengyun (Correction of Rhymes): To scold. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes of the Kingdom: To fear this reprimand and anger. Commentary: To blame or hold responsible for an offense. Strategies of the Warring States (Zhanguo Ce): The Great Diviner reprimanded him, saying: The sacrifices of the Zhou dynasty to the earth are causing curses. Note: To reprimand and question. Also, Yang Xiong's Dialects (Fangyan): Qian means to gasp and turn. Note: Similar to twisting or turning. Also, Jiyun (Collected Rhymes): A surname.