You Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Shell (bèi) 貪 Kangxi strokes: 11 Page 1205, Entry 16 Tang Dynasty Rhymes (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced tan. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): To desire wealth or goods. Explanation of Names (Shiming): To be greedy means to seek out. It is the act of seeking what does not originally belong to oneself. Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes (Daya): Those who are greedy for wealth corrupt the good. Book of Rites (Liji), Evolution of Rites (Liyun): When employing people for their benevolence and virtue, one must eliminate their greed. Qu Yuan, Encountering Sorrow (Lisao): Everyone rushes to scheme, greedy and never satisfied. Wang Yi commentary: To love wealth is called tan; to love food is called lan. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced tan. The meaning is the same.