Zi Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Clothes (yī) Page 105, Entry 14 According to Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), this character is pronounced shan (falling tone). Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) defines it as the act of connecting items together. It also signifies sharpness. Derived from the Character Genealogy (Zipu).