Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Evening (xī) Entry: 夗 Kangxi Stroke Count: 5 Page 246, Entry 04 According to the Extensive Rhyme Dictionary (Guangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced yuan (rising tone), which is the same sound as the character for a park or garden. It means the appearance of lying down and turning. Furthermore, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced wan (rising tone), which is the same sound as the character for bending or winding. In the Regional Dialects (Fangyan) by Yang Xiong, the term for a specific ancient board game is written with this character. According to the Discussion of Writing and Explanation of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it is written as 夗. The structure of the character is composed of the radical for evening and the character for a tally or constraint, representing the idea of restraint while lying down.