You Collection, Lower Volume; Radical: City (yì); Kangxi strokes: 18; Page: 1277, character 04 According to Guangyun and Yunhui, it is pronounced "yu qian qie". Jiyun pronounces it "yu qian qie". Zhengyun pronounces it "yin jian qie". The pronunciation is the same as "yan". According to Shuowen Jiezi (Shuōwén Jiězì), it refers to the name of a county in Nanjun. Also, according to Guangyun, Yunhui, and Zhengyun, it is pronounced "yu xian qie". Jiyun pronounces it "yin xian qie". The pronunciation is the same as "yan". It refers to a place name in the state of Zheng. Also, according to Guangyun and Jiyun, it is pronounced "yu jian qie". The pronunciation is the same as "yan". It refers to a place name in the state of Chu. The Dictionary of Characters Supplement (Zìhuì Bǔ) cites the Road History - Record of State Names (Lùshǐ - Guómíng Jì) stating: There are three locations named Yan. The Chu capital Yan, which is Yicheng in Xiangyang; "Duke Zheng Conquered Duan at Yan" refers to Yanling in Kaifeng; and "Mu Shu went to Ju and Yanling" refers to Anling in Yizhou. Zhengzitong (Zhèngzìtōng) points out: The Yan of Jingzhou is pronounced "yan", and the Yan of Yancheng is pronounced "yan". The Book of Han (Hànshū) - Treatise on Geography writes it as the character 'yan'. Jiyun considers writing it as the character 'yan' to be incorrect. Also recorded as a surname.