Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Kangxi Strokes: 16 Page 454, Entry 01 Pronounced xún. To take or pluck. Pronounced cán. Same meaning. According to the Dialects (Fangyan) by Yang Xiong, this term is used to mean to take in the outlying regions of Wei, Lu, Yang, Xu, Jing, and Heng. Pronounced zhán. Same meaning. Sometimes written in a variant form (tàn). Pronounced yàn. Same as the character (xián). Meaning to pluck or pick.