You Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Badger (zhì) Kangxi Strokes: 10 Page 1200, Entry 02 Pronounced qian. Classic of Rites (Erya), Explanation of Beasts: The chu-man (a type of beast) resembles a raccoon dog. Commentary: Today, mountain dwellers call the large tiger-like beasts chu-han. Sub-commentary: The han is a wild dog. It resembles a fox, has a black snout, and belongs to the same family as the chu. True Meaning (Zhengzitong): It resembles a fox but has a black body, grows seven feet long, has one horn on its head, and when old develops scales; it is able to eat tigers and leopards. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Summer Offices, The Archer: Scholars use three pairs to shoot at the han-hou target. Commentary: The han is a name of a beast. Also, Book of Rites (Liji), Jade Pattern (Yuzao): A fawn fur coat with blue han fur sleeves. Commentary: The han is a dog. Sub-commentary: One interpretation identifies it as a fox-dog. Also, the same as gan. Ceremonial Rites (Yili), Great Archery Rites: Gan fifty. Commentary: Gan is read as han. Also pronounced han. Also pronounced han. Also pronounced han. The meaning is the same. Also pronounced an. History of the Former Han (Qianhan), Record of Laws: The injustice of prisons and han (detention centers) is caused by this. Commentary: Wei Zhao says, the confinement place in a rural district is called a han; that in the imperial court is called a prison. Also the same as an (bank). Classic of Poetry (Shijing), Minor Odes: Appropriate for the bank, appropriate for the prison. Commentary: For bank, the Han version of the classic uses han. Explanations of Graphs and Analysis of Characters (Shuowen): Han is sometimes written with the dog radical. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes written as a variant form. The character an is a variant form of han.