Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Character: Qian Kangxi stroke count: 20 Page 942, Entry 02 According to the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is qian (dipping tone). According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) newly appended characters section, qian-quan means to be inseparable. Refer to the entry for quan for detailed notes. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is qian (rising tone). The meaning is the same.