Wu Collection, Middle Volume
Radical: Sickness (bìng)
Entry: An
Kangxi stroke count: 13
Page 775, Entry 12
According to Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), the pronunciation is an. Anlan, a general term. In Wang Chen, Explanation of the Times (Shi Shi Lun), it is written: Those who are anlan use broad summary to achieve thorough assistance. Those who are shi use the difficulty of entry to achieve condensed clarity.
According to Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is yan. According to Broad Elegance (Boya), it means sickness. Originally written as the character with the radical for death (dai).
According to Jade Chapter (Yupian), an-die refers to a sickness of being half-lying and half-rising. Also written as the variant form (ye).
Also pronounced qia. It means sickness. Sometimes written as a variant form.
According to Five Sounds Collection of Rhymes (Wuyin Jiyun), the pronunciation is zhe. It refers to an emaciating sickness.
Also pronounced he. It refers to a lameness. Generally written as a variant form. The original character uses the radical for death (can) and does not use the radical for death (dai).