Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Kangxi stroke count: 11 Page 432, Entry 09 Pronounced wan (rising tone). Meaning: to pull or draw. Also refers to a funeral dirge. Book of Tang (Tangshu), Biography of Prince Jianning, Tan: Li Mi composed a dirge to recount the aspirations of Prince Jianning, Tan, and ordered the pallbearers to sing it. Cui Bao, Notes on Ancient and Modern Times (Gujin Zhu): The two poems Dew on the Scallion (Xielu) and Under the Wormwood (Haoli) were divided into two melodies by Li Yannian. Dew on the Scallion was used for the funeral processions of princes and nobles, while Under the Wormwood was used for scholar-officials and commoners. Pallbearers were made to sing them, which is why the world refers to them as funeral dirges (wan). Also pronounced wan (falling tone). Also pronounced mian (rising tone). The meaning remains the same. Note: The characters wan and wan are interchangeable.