Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Tree (mù) Kangxi Strokes: 14 Page 546, Entry 11 Pronounced qian (falling tone). According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): A door. According to the Tang Dynasty Rhymes (Tangyun): A pillar beside a window. Also pronounced lian (rising tone). According to the Six Categories of Writing Unified (Liushutong): A railing or cage. Also written in a simplified variant form. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): To tilt. Another meaning is self-restraint. Also pronounced xian (rising tone). A type of rice. Also pronounced fan (falling tone). A basin or bowl. Also equivalent to the character pronounced lian (rising tone), as cited in the Supplement to the Collection of Characters (Zihuibu).