Shen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Walk (xíng) Kangxi Strokes: 9 Page 1108, Entry 35 Pronounced yan (third tone). Water overflowing. Shuowen (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters): Water flowing toward the great sea. Also, according to Xiao Erya (Small Er Ya), a vast marsh is called yan. Also, beautiful. Book of Odes (Shijing): Strained wine is abundant. Also, to spread. History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu), Biography of Sima Xiangru: Continuous and uninterrupted, spreading widely. Also, youyan. Meaning to indulge in pleasure. Book of Odes (Shijing): The heavens are bright, joining you in pleasure. Also, yanwo, flat and fertile land. Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), 25th Year of Duke Xiang: Dividing fields into the well-field system on flat and fertile land. Also, manyan, without end. Zhuangzi, Discourse on Making All Things Equal (Qiwulun): Using natural boundaries to harmonize, conforming to infinite changes. Also, shanyan, a place in the water where there is sand. Chronicle of King Mu (Mu Tianzi Zhuan): The Emperor then traveled eastward, crossing sand to the south. Also, qieyan, a chest. Zhuangzi, The Revolution of Heaven (Tianyunpian): When the straw dog has not yet been displayed, it is kept in a bamboo chest and covered with an embroidered cloth. Also, according to Bow Ya (Broad Refinements), yanyan, the appearance of walking. Poem by Xie Tiao: The gentle breeze is warm. Also, the name of a river. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Jing Ke: Crown Prince Dan of Yan hid in the Yan River. Suoyin (Commentary): Located in Liaodong. Also, Quyan, a place name. History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu), Treatise on Geography: Belonged to Beidi Commandery. Also, a surname. Tongzhi (Comprehensive Treatise), Record of Clans: The Yan surname originates from the Zi surname, the descendants of Weizhong Yan of the State of Song. Also, pronounced yan (fourth tone). The meaning is the same. Also, pronounced yan (second tone). To offer or present. Rites of Zhou (Zhou Li), Spring Offices: Observing sacrifices and observing yan. Zheng (Xuan) Commentary: Read as yan. Sub-commentary: Yan is the yan sacrifice. Liu Xin, Ganquan Rhapsody: High mountains are perilous, looking out from a distance to open, level ground. Rhymes with the character quan (spring). Zhiyin (Direct Pronunciation): Sometimes written in a variant form. The character yan is written with the three-stroke component (shan) and not with the water radical (shui). Textual Research: Rites of Zhou (Zhou Li), Spring Offices: Observing sacrifices and observing yan. Zheng (Xuan) Commentary: Read with an even tone. Correction: In accordance with the original text, read with an even tone is changed to read as yan.