Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Entry: Xian Kangxi Stroke Count: 21 Page 462, Entry 50 Pronounced xian. Similar in pronunciation to shan. According to the Discussion of Writing (Shuowen), it describes a beautiful hand. Citations from the Book of Odes (Shijing): Her hands are slender and soft. Currently written as chan. It is also sometimes written in a variant form (xiao). Pronounced xian. Same as chan. Pronounced jian. To wipe. Same as the previous term. According to Yangzi's Regional Speech (Fangyan), xianxian describes the color white.