Yin Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Bristle (shān) Wen Kangxi strokes: 7 Page 363, Entry 07 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced wen. According to Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): it is used for decoration. According to Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): a mixture of blue and red. According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): in ancient times, it was used interchangeably with the character for pattern or writing (wen).