Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Sheep (yáng) Kangxi stroke count: 15 Page 953, Entry 21 Pronounced qian. In Guangyun (Guangyun) and Jiyun (Jiyun), it is noted as having the same pronunciation as the character for pincer (qian). Erya: Explanation of Livestock (Erya Shichu) records: A sheep standing six feet tall is called a qian. Commentary: Master Shi says the large sheep is the qian, standing six feet tall. Also, according to Yupian (Yupian), it is the name of a wild beast. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing) states: On Qianlai Mountain, there is a wild beast. Its appearance is like a sheep but it has a horse's tail; its name is the qian sheep, and its fat can be used to treat chapped skin. Also, in Jiyun (Jiyun), it is pronounced xian. The character for a variant of a stag (san) is sometimes written with the sheep radical as qian. In Leipian (Leipian), it is described as a large type of mountain goat with slender horns. Also, it is pronounced yan. In Leipian (Leipian), it refers to a sheep from the countryside; those among them that are large are called qian. Textual research: Erya: Explanation of Beasts (Erya Shishou) states that a six-foot sheep is a qian. The text has been carefully corrected from Explanation of Beasts to Explanation of Livestock in accordance with the original book.