You Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Foot (zú) Character: Xian Kangxi Stroke Count: 23 Page 1236, Entry 04 According to the Broad Rhymes of the Guangyun (Guangyun), the Collected Rhymes of the Jiyun (Jiyun), and the Correct Rhymes of the Zhengyun (Zhengyun), the pronunciation is xian. It is also written in a variant form (xian). Refer to the entry for the variant character (xian) for details.