Zi Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Woman (nǚ) Page 150, Entry 08 According to the Rhymes of the Broadly Expanded Dictionary (Guangyun), it is pronounced zhan (rising tone). According to the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced zhan (rising tone). The pronunciation is the same as the word meaning to unfold (zhan). The term zhanding describes a beautiful appearance.