Zi Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Person (rén). Character: yàn. Kangxi stroke count: 13. Page 115, number 11. According to the Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is derived from the fanqie characters yu and jian, sounding the same as yan. The Jade Chapters (Yupian) defines this as to offer a price. Additionally, according to the Collected Rhymes, the pronunciation is derived from the fanqie characters yin and xian. It is the same as the character yan and serves as the name of a county. In the Book of Han (Hanshu) Treatise on Geography, the character belongs to Liu Commandery. The commentary notes it is the same as yan. Furthermore, according to the Record of National Names (Guomingji), it is a surname. Modern Yicheng in Xiangyang was the capital Yan of the State of Chu. One theory identifies it as the capital Ying. Also, the Collected Rhymes records a pronunciation derived from the fanqie characters yu and qian, sounding the same as yan. This is the name of an immortal. In the Rhapsody on the Great Mystery (Taixuan Fu) by Yangzi, it is written: Offering yan and lu at the Yangtze and Huai rivers. The commentary states these are the names of two immortals.