Chen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Wood (mù) Zhan Kangxi Strokes: 12 Page 533, Entry 24 Pronounced xian (rising tone) according to Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui). Pronounced xian (rising tone) according to Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun). Shuowen: A shed. Broad Rhymes: An attic. History of the Former Han (Qianhan), Biography of Zhang Liang: Persuaded the King of Han to burn and cut off the wooden plank roads. Cui Hao says: In steep and impassable places, the mountain rock is chiseled on the side, and wooden boards and beams are installed to create a passage. Also, Shuowen: A vehicle made of bamboo or wood is called a zhan. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Spring Offices, Vehicle Attendants: Scholars ride in zhan vehicles, which are not covered in leather but lacquered. Winter Offices, Artificers' Record (Kaogongji): A vehicle maker builds a vehicle; a zhan vehicle should be narrow, and an ornamental vehicle should be wide. Book of Odes (Shijing), Minor Odes: A zhan vehicle, traveling on the Zhou road. Commentary: The zhan is the shape of the vehicle, not the zhan vehicle being ridden in. Commoners ride in service vehicles. Also, a hearse is also called a zhan. Ceremonial and Rituals (Yili), After Death: The guest presents offerings at the hearse. Also a surname. Book of Wei (Weishu): Zhan Qian of Rencheng. Also, Jiyun: Pronounced jian (rising tone). The meaning is the same. Also, Broad Rhymes, Collected Rhymes, and Rhyme Compendium: Pronounced jian (falling tone) according to Correct Rhymes. A wooden plank road. Also, woven wood is called a zhan. Gongyang Commentary (Gongyangzhuan), Year 4 of Duke Ai: The altars of a defeated state, covering the top and planking the bottom. Commentary: Originally written as chai (firewood). Rites of Zhou, Mourning Invoker, Zheng Commentary: Quotes it as zhan. Also, a horse stall is also made of woven wood. Guanzi, Small Questions: I, Yi Wu, once served as a groom; tending to a horse stall is very difficult. Zhuangzi, Horse Hooves: Woven with soap-wood stalls. Also, zhan-yan, the appearance of being high and steep. Zhang Heng, Western Metropolis Rhapsody: Steep, rugged, and dangerous. Also, zhan incense. Southern Plants and Trees (Nanfang Caomuzhuang): The honey-incense tree, its trunk is zhan incense. Also, a type of tree. Erya, Explaining Trees: The zhan tree is the gan tree. Commentary: It is the jiang tree, also called wood-ge in the region east of the Yangtze River. Commentary: One name is the gan tree. Also, Jiyun, Rhyme Compendium, and Correct Rhymes: Pronounced zhan (level tone). Erya, Explaining Music: A large bell is called a yong, and a small one is called a zhan. Also, Rhyme Compendium: A small bridge is called a zhan. Also, Jiyun and Categorized Classics: Pronounced zhen (level tone). The appearance of a crowd. History of the Former Han, Biography of Xi Fu Gong: Thorny brambles thick and dense.