Chen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Sun (rì) Entry: zan Kangxi stroke count: 15 Page 499, Entry 15 Pronounced zan. According to the Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen), it means not for long. According to the Leipian, it means in a brief moment. In the Book of Documents (Shangshu), specifically the Pan Geng chapter: To meet traitors briefly. In the Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), in the 33rd year of Duke Xi: A woman who is briefly released from her state. The commentary notes that briefly here means suddenly. In the Five Classics Text (Wujing Wenzi), the character is sometimes written as the variant form zan, which is considered erroneous.