Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower Radical: Legs (ér) Yǔn; Kangxi Stroke Count: 4; Page 123, Position 03 Ancient script. Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): yu-zhun fanqie. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Assembly (Yunhui): yu-zhun fanqie. Pronounced like yǐn. Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): Yǔn means sincerity. Derived from person (rén). Xu says: The legs (ér) radical represents a benevolent person, hence it denotes sincerity. Also, Approaching the Correct (Erya), Explaining Words: Yǔn means sincerity. Commentary (Shu): It means to be honest and not deceitful. According to Dialects (Fangyan): Between the regions of Xu and Lu, this is called yǔn. Book of Documents (Shangshu), Lord Shi: The Duke said, I tell you my sincerity. Also, Jade Chapters (Yupian): Yǔn means appropriate. Also, Augmented Rhymes (Zengyun): To permit. Also interchangeable with the character dùn. Zhōngdùn is an official title. Book of Han (Hanshu), Postscript by Ban Gu: Frequently sent the Palace Attendant (zhōngdùn) to inquire with the close ministers. Note: Yan Shigu says: The character dùn is read here as yǔn. Also, Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Yu-min fanqie, pronounced like yǔn. The meaning is the same. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Yu-zhuan fanqie, pronounced like qiān. Book of Han, Treatise on Geography: Yunwu in Jincheng Commandery. Note: Ying Shao says: Yunwu is pronounced as qiān yá.