You Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Foot (zú) Pian Kangxi strokes: 16 Page 1230, Entry 16 Tang Dynasty Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced pian. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhymes Compilation (Yunhui): Pronounced pian. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): An uneven gait of the feet. One source says it refers to a horse that drags its hind feet. Some say it is read like the character for everywhere (bian). Book of Jin (Jinshu): In the Biography of Shi Chong, it is said that an ox is not inherently slow, but is constrained by the driver; one may allow it to go winding and twisting (pian yuan). Guangyun: Pian xian, describes the appearance of moving in a swirling or circular motion. Eastern Capital Rhapsody (Dongdu fu) by Zhang Heng: Pian xian. Explanation of Names (Shiming): The kneecap is called bo. Some call it pian. Pian means flat (bian). This name is derived from its shape. Guangyun: Pronounced bian. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced bian. The meaning is the same. Sometimes written in a variant form.