Mao Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Heart (xīn)
Kangxi strokes: 16
Page 403, Entry 03
According to the Compilation of Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced tan. It refers to a feeling of worry. According to the Classified Chapters (Leipian), it is pronounced yan. It refers to being fearful and flustered. According to the Compilation of Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced yan. According to the Dictionary of Broad Refinements (Boya), it means to harbor sadness. According to the Compilation of Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Rhyme Gathering (Yunhui), it is pronounced dan. According to the Dictionary of Broad Refinements (Boya), it means to think. One definition states that it refers to being worried and confused. Another definition states that it refers to being hurried and flustered. Another definition states that it refers to a state of mind where fortune and misfortune are not yet determined. It is sometimes written in a variant form.