Zi Collection, Page Position: Upper, Radical: Hand (shǒu), Page 135, Entry 08 Pronounced xian (falling tone). In the "Guangyun" (Guangyun), the pronunciation is su dian qie. In the "Jiyun" (Jiyun), the pronunciation is xian jian qie. The pronunciation is the same as "xian" (xian). The "Yupian" (Yupian) explains it as "to scatter." In Ji Kang's (Ji Kang) "Qin Fu" (Qin Fu) from the "Tongya" (Tongya), it is said that the distance between the strings of a qin is wide, so the sound is weak. The "bi" (bi) here is like the common saying "xian sheng" (xian sheng). "Xian" (xian) is pronounced "xian" and can be found in the "Jie Gu Lu" (Jie Gu Lu). When the distance between two strings is far, there will be a "xian" sound, hence the saying "xian liao" (xian liao). In the "Pianhai" (Pianhai), this character is also written as "xian" (xian). The character "xian" (xian) was originally written from the "Pū" radical.