Mao Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Heart (xīn)
Strokes: 16
Page 403, Entry 31
Pronounced xian. According to the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it means to be happy. Formed from the radical for heart and a phonetic indicator representing leisure. According to the Comprehensive Rhymes (Guangyun), it means a heart at peace. A variant form also exists.
Also pronounced xian. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), the Comprehensive Rhymes (Guangyun), and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it indicates a broad or grand appearance. It also signifies an unsettled appearance. As noted in the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), in the Annals of Emperor Wen: He was unsettled and worried about the wrongdoing of those outside. It also denotes a tough or angry appearance. As noted in the Old Book of Tang (Tangshu), in the Biography of Wang Shuwen: He was stubbornly angry, believing there was no one else in the world.
Also pronounced xian. The meaning is the same.