You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Speech (yán) Zhan Kangxi strokes: 20 Page 1183, Entry 14 According to the Compilation of Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), the pronunciation is zhan. It means to speak excessively. It also refers to illness. As noted in the Preface and Examples of the Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu), heart disease causes delirium and restlessness. It is also used in a personal name; Ruzhan is mentioned in the History of Song (Songshi), Table of Imperial Lineage. According to the Extended Rhymes (Guangyun), it is also pronounced ta. According to the Compilation of Rhymes (Jiyun), it is also pronounced ta. It is sometimes written in a variant form. According to the Compilation of Rhymes (Jiyun), it is also pronounced ta. It is also pronounced zhe. It is identical to the character meaning to talk incessantly. The meaning is the same. The original text was written as zhan. The Compilation of Rhymes (Jiyun) notes it is sometimes written as zhan.