Si Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fire (huǒ) Chāo; Kangxi stroke count: 12 Page 675, Entry 02 Tang Dynasty Rhyme Dictionary (Tangyun): Pronounced zhuó; Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced zhuó. Explanation from the Origin of Chinese Characters (Shuowen): Brightness. Cites the Book of Documents (Shujing): The brilliance is seen in the three who possess excellent hearts. Note: In the current Book of Documents, the chapter Establishing Government (Lize) uses the character meaning scorched. Yang Xiong, Feather Hunt Rhapsody (Yulie Fu): Burning and shimmering upon the waves. Also, Broad Rhyme (Guangyun): The heat of fire. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): To burn. Commonly written as the character for scorched. Increased Rhyme (Zengyun): Sometimes written in a variant form (zhào). Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced dǔ. Brightness. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Classified Chapters (Leipian): Pronounced zhuó. Slightly hot. Also, Pronounced nào. There was a Meng Gongchao in the state of Lu. Sometimes abbreviated as the character meaning eminent. Also commonly written as the character meaning generous.