Chen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Sun (rì) Zan Kangxi Stroke Count: 9 Page 492, Entry 19 According to the Rhyme Dictionary (Guangyun), the Anthology of Rhymes (Jiyun), and the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), the pronunciation is zan (rising tone), which is the same as the pronunciation of the character pronounced jian (rising tone). It is a surname originating from the Shu Commandery region. According to the annotation for the character pronounced can (rising tone) in the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), the character Zan now found in popular usage is likely a corrupted form of the character pronounced can (rising tone). In the Classified Dictionary (Leipian), this character is categorized under the Radical: Speak (yuē).