Zi Collection, Page Position: Upper, Radical: Beard (xū), Page 10, Entry 02 Pronounced ru yan (falling tone) according to "Tang Yun" (Tang Yun). Pronounced ru zhan (falling tone) according to "Jiyun" (Jiyun) and "Yunhui" (Yunhui). Pronounced er zhan (falling tone) according to "Zhengyun" (Zhengyun), with the sound "ran" (falling tone). "Shuowen Jiezi" (Shuowen Jiezi) explains it as beard on the cheeks. Also written as "rán" (rán). "Shiji - Gaozu Benji" (Shiji - Gaozu Benji) records "měi xū rán". The annotation states: that on the chin is called "xū" (xū), and that on the cheeks is called "rán" (rán). Also written as "mí" (mí) in "Jiyun" (Jiyun). "Shiji - Zhao Shijia" (Shiji - Zhao Shijia) has "bìn mí zī" (bìn mí zī). Also written as "ní" (ní) in "Jiyun" (Jiyun).