Hai Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Horse (mǎ) Entry: Zhan Kangxi strokes: 23 Page 1446, Entry 01 Pronounced zhan. According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and the Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), the pronunciation is zhan. According to the Corrected Rhymes (Zhengyun), the pronunciation is zhan. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it refers to a type of piebald horse. It cites the Book of Changes (Yijing), Hexagram of Difficulty, stating: Riding a horse with difficulty. It is synonymous with the character pronounced zhan. According to the Five Sounds Collected Rhymes (Wuyin Jiyun), it refers to a horse carrying a heavy load with difficulty. Also, according to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it refers to a white horse with a black spine. Also, pronounced tan. According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and the Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), the pronunciation is tan. According to the Corrected Rhymes (Zhengyun), the pronunciation is tan. The meaning is the same. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is tan, meaning a piebald horse. Also, pronounced zhan. It shares the same meaning as a horse lying down.