Shen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Clothing (yī) Character: Lian Kangxi stroke count: 19 Page 1125, Entry 30 Classification Dictionary (Leipian) states this is the same as the character Chan. Detailed explanation can be found under the entry for Chan. Also, according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced lian. Lian-chan describes the appearance of clothing hanging downward.