Yin Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Broad (guǎng) Xian (rising tone) Page 352, Entry 13 According to the Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui), pronounced xian (rising tone); according to Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), pronounced xian (rising tone). In the Er-ya (Erya), Explanation of Words (Shiyan), it is stated: A granary is called xian. The commentary explains: xian refers to the storage of grain that is fresh and clean. The official commentator states: A granary is a place where fresh items are kept in small amounts. Also, according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced xian; according to Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), pronounced xian. The meaning is the same.