Shen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Grass (cǎo) Jian Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 1045, Entry 27 Pronounced jian (falling tone), same pronunciation as jian (arrow). Explaining the character, it refers to wild raspberry. According to the Erya (Erya), an early dictionary: Jian is also known as wang. Note: The wang-broom plant resembles pigweed; its stalks can be used to make brooms. In the Jiangdong region, it is called luozhou. Also according to the Jiyun (Jiyun), pronounced qian (level tone), same pronunciation as qian (front). It refers to chejian, a type of medicinal herb. In the Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen Jiezi), it is written in a variant form (zhuan).