Shen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Clothes (yī) Character: Yan Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 1121, Entry 10 Pronounced yan (falling tone). Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters): The collar of a garment. Yangzi Fangyan (Regional Dialects): A hem is called yan. Erya Zhu (Commentary on the Erya): Embroidered patterns on the collar of a garment. Also, in the Yupian (Jade Compendium): A hidden quilt or covering. Also, in the Guangyun (Broad Rhymes): Pronounced yan (falling tone). Meaning is the same.