Chen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Sun (rì) Bing Kangxi stroke count: 9 Page 492, Entry 20 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced bing (third tone) Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced bing (third tone) Same as the character for luminous. Means bright. Refined Conversations (Boya): Means clear or bright. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced bing (fourth tone). Same meaning. Also, an ancient form of the character for beginning (fang). Note detailed under four strokes.