Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Meat (ròu) 腱 Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 989, Entry 16 Broad Rimes (Guangyun), Collection of Rimes (Jiyun), and Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui): Pronounced jian. Explanation of Graphs (Shuowen): The root of a sinew. Broad Rimes (Guangyun): A sinew. Also defined as the head of a sinew. Comprehensive Dictionary (Boya): The sinew of the spine, synonymous with meat. Collection of Rimes (Jiyun): Also defined as the largest of the sinews. Record of Rites (Liji), Inner Rules: Annotations regarding the removal of baits, baits are sinews and tendons. Also Broad Rimes (Guangyun) and Collection of Rimes (Jiyun): Pronounced xuan. Record of Rites (Liji), Inner Rules: Annotations regarding sinews and tendons, explanation of characters, one pronunciation is qi yan. Songs of Chu (Chuci), Summoning the Soul: The sinew of a fat ox, soft as fragrance. Annotation: Pronounced ju yan. Defined as the head of a sinew. Also Collection of Rimes (Jiyun): Pronounced jian. Dictionary of Graphs (Zilin): The sound of a sinew. Also Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui) and Correct Rimes (Zhengyun): Pronounced gan. Also Collection of Rimes (Jiyun): Pronounced jian; Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui) and Correct Rimes (Zhengyun): Pronounced jian. Meaning is the same. Record of Rites (Liji), Inner Rules: Annotations regarding sinews and tendons, explanation of characters, Xu reads it as qi yan, Huang reads it as ji yan. Also Collection of Rimes (Jiyun): Pronounced jin. Equivalent to sinew.