Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Vessel (mǐn) Zhan Kangxi strokes: 13 Page 795, Entry 13 Pronounced zhan (falling tone). Guangya: A cup. Yangzi: Regional Dialects (Fangyan): In the regions of Zhao and Wei, it is sometimes called a zhan. Commentary: A wine cup; the smallest type of cup. Also pronounced zhan (rising tone). Ouyang Xiu: Poem for Liu Yuanfu: When the fish-eye wine is lifted, ten parts should cover the cup. Though such things as beard-pipes may be small, their meaning is not shallow. Also, according to the Explanation of Graphs and Analysis of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it was originally written as zhan. The variant form is written as zhan. Guangyun: Commonly written as zhan. Jiyun: Also written as zhan.