Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Woman (nǚ) Qian Kangxi strokes: 16 Page 272, Entry 13 Pronounced qiáng. Qian is the name of an ancient female official. Records in Discourses of the States (Jin Yu) state: Prepared the female officials there. Du Mu, in Rhapsody on the A-fang Palace (Afang Gong Fu), mentions imperial consorts, concubines, and female officials. It is also used as a name for women. Mao Qiang was a beauty of ancient times. There is also Wang Qiang, who was a palace lady during the reign of Emperor Yuan of the Han dynasty. The Music Bureau (Yuefu) records: Qiang was the daughter of Wang Rang of the State of Qi; she was a palace lady under Emperor Yuan of the Han dynasty who was later sent to marry the Xiongnu Chanyu Huhanye as his consort, known as Zhaojun. Pronounced xiáng. Used as a name for women. Pronounced sè. The meaning is the same.