Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Kangxi stroke count: 9 Page 187, Entry 25 Pronounced xuǎn. In the work Yangzi: Dialect (Fangyan), it means to be in pain. Whenever there is continuous sorrow and weeping, it is called xuan. In the outer peripheral regions of the Yan territory, between the Lie River of Korea, when a child cries incessantly, it is called xuan. Also, in the Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Wei: Distinguished and bright (he xi xuan xi). The commentary states: xuan refers to the appearance of dignified deportment that is clear and manifest. In the Book of Rites (Liji), specifically the Great Learning (Daxue), it is written as a variant form (xuan). Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it means to be afraid. Also used as a personal name. In the Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu), first year of Duke Yin, the Son of Heaven of Zhou sent Zai Xuan to present funeral gifts to Duke Hui of Lu and Zhongzi. Also, in the twenty-eighth year of Duke Xi, Yuan Xuan of the State of Wei fled to the State of Jin. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), pronounced xuan. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it means to be afraid. Also, according to the Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), it means to weigh or balance. Also, in the Book of Master Lie (Liezi), chapter on The Power of Fate (Liming Pian), four men named Mochi, Danzhi, Tanxuan, and Biefu traveled through the world together. The commentary by Zhang Zhan states: xuan is the appearance of being circuitous and slow. Yin Jingshun states: it is the appearance of being leisurely and relaxed. Verification: In the Book of Master Lie (Liezi), chapter on The Power of Fate (Liming Pian), it is written as Mochi, Danzhi, Danxuan, and Fu, four men who traveled through the world together. The commentary by Zhang Zhan states: xuan is the appearance of being slow. We have strictly followed the original text to correct Danxuan to Tanxuan, added the character bie, and corrected the description of being slow to being circuitous.