Si Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Dog (quǎn) 狀 Kangxi strokes: 8 Page 707, Entry 13 Pronounced zhuàng According to the Shuo Wen Jie Zi (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters), the form of a dog. Derived from Dog, with the phonetic element represented by a bench shape. Also, according to the Yu Pian (Jade Chapter), appearance or form. From the Book of Changes (Yijing), commentary on the hexagrams: To understand the circumstances of ghosts and spirits. Also, according to the Yun Hui (Collection of Rhymes), to describe or to state. From the Zhuangzi (Zhuangzi), chapter on the virtue of being full: There are many who state their own faults and believe they should not disappear. There are few who do not state their own faults and believe they should not exist. From the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), annals of Xia: To inspect and observe; Gun had no achievements in managing the floodwaters. Annotation: The Suoyin (Search for Hidden Meanings) says it refers to having no manifest achievements. From the Strategies of the Warring States (Zhanguo Ce): Lord Chunshen inquired about the situation. Also, according to the Zeng Yun (Expanded Rhymes), a document. According to the Zheng Yun (Corrected Rhymes), an official document.