Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: xian Kangxi strokes: 10 Page 190, Entry 28 Pronounced xian (falling tone). Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): To spit without vomiting. Yupian (Yupian): To spit without intention. Also, Guangyun (Guangyun): For an infant to spit up milk. Also, Jiyun (Jiyun): Pronounced xian (falling tone). Meaning the same. Sometimes written in a variant form (xian).