Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Gate (mén) Entry: Dǎng Kangxi stroke count: 21 Page 1342, Entry 15 Guangyun (Broad Rhymes) and Zhengyun (Correct Rhymes) state the pronunciation is dang (falling tone). Refers to a person who flashes or appears suddenly. Also, Jiyun (Collected Rhymes) states the pronunciation is tang (level tone). Refers to the sound of a drum. Citing the Book of Odes (Shijing): Striking the drum with a thumping sound. Sometimes written in a variant form. According to the section on the Odes of Bei (Beifeng) in the Book of Odes (Shijing), it is now written as tang (level tone). Also, Wuyin Jiyun (Collected Rhymes of the Five Sounds) states that dang (level tone) describes a flourishing appearance.