Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Entry: Tian Kangxi stroke count: 12 Page 632, Entry 19 Pronounced tian (level tone). Defined in the Jade Treasury (Yupian) as the meaning of to increase. It is also interchangeable with the characters pronounced zhan and zhan. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced tian (falling tone), referring to a flavor becoming more concentrated. In the Minor Record of Popular Names (Su Ming Xiao Lu) by Li Yi, it refers to a side dish served with wine as tian.