Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower. Radical: Knife (dāo). Juǎn. Kangxi stroke count: 9. Page 140, number 02. Ancient form. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the fanqie pronunciation is yíng and xuán, sounding like yuān. The Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen) defines it as to pick or gouge out. Another definition describes it as a hollow or cavity (guī). The Jade Chapters (Yupian) defines it as to scoop out. The Origins of the Six Categories of Writing (Liushugu) defines it as making a small but deep cut. Also recorded in the Collected Rhymes with the fanqie pronunciation of juān and yuè, representing the entering tone of juān. The meaning is the same. It is sometimes also written in a variant form.