Si Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Dog (quǎn) 12 strokes Page 712, Entry 23 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) state: Pronounced yin (falling tone). Shuowen Jiezi explains this as the appearance of a dog baring its teeth in anger. The character is composed of Dog (quǎn) and Come (lái), where Come (lái) provides the sound. Shuowen Jiezi also mentions another pronunciation: yin (rising tone). The meaning remains the same.