Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Bamboo (zhú) 19 strokes Page 901, Entry 44 Pronounced yán According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the word is pronounced yán. According to the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), it is also pronounced yán. According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), it refers to the eaves of a house. It is the same as the character for eaves. According to the Explanation of Names (Shiming), the eaves are the parts that connect the front and back of a house. It is also written in a variant form (yán).