Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower. Radical: Knife (dao). shan. Kangxi Strokes: 7. Page 138, Entry 04. Ancient script. Tang Dictionary (Tangyun) provides the fanqie pronunciation suǒ jiān qiè. Collected Rimes (Jiyun), Rhyme Summary (Yunhui), and Correct Rimes (Zhengyun) provide the fanqie pronunciation shī jiān qiè. Pronounced similarly to shan. Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen) states: To cut or excise. Composed of Radical: Knife (dao) and slips (ce). Slips refer to books. In ancient times, tablets were used, which is why it is said Confucius edited the Book of Odes (Shijing), meaning there was selection and rejection. This is an associative compound character. Extensive Rimes (Guangyun) states: Also means to remove or pare away. Book of Han (Qian Hanshu), Treatise on Rhythm and the Calendar (Lulizhi) states: Deleted the false words and chose the correct meanings to record in the chapters.