You Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Shell (bèi) Character: Tan Kangxi Strokes: 11 Page 1205, Entry 01 Tang 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): Tan means to seek out; to seize that which belongs to others. Book of Odes (Shijing), Great Odes (Daya): Those who are greedy for wealth ruin the virtuous. Book of Rites (Liji), Evolution of Rites (Liyun): In employing those with virtue, one must eliminate their greed. Qu Yuan, Encountering Sorrow (Lisao): Everyone rushes to scheme and is greedy. Wang Yi Commentary: Loving wealth is called tan; loving food is called lan. Also in Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced tan. The meaning is the same.