You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Speech (yán) 20 strokes Page 1183, Entry 06 According to Rhyme Compilation (Jiyun) and Classified Chapters (Leipian), the pronunciation is lian. The word refers to speech that is improper or incorrect. Also, according to Rhyme Compilation (Jiyun), the pronunciation is xian. It is the same as the variant form zhan.