Pronounced de (falling tone) hong (falling tone) according to Guangyun (Guangyun), and du (falling tone) long (falling tone) according to Jiyun (Jiyun). The pronunciation is the same as "dong" (falling tone). The Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing) records: On Mount Tai Xi, there is a beast that resembles a sheep, with one horn and one eye. The eye is located where the ear should be, and its name is li. Pianya (Pianya) states: A variant of sheep with one horn is called li.
Another pronunciation according to Guangyun (Guangyun) is zhi (rising tone) zhen (rising tone), and according to Jiyun (Jiyun) is chi (rising tone) lin (rising tone). The pronunciation is the same as "chen" (rising tone).
Another pronunciation according to Guangyun (Guangyun) and Jiyun (Jiyun) is duo (falling tone) gong (falling tone). The meaning is the same as "dong" (falling tone). In Jiyun (Jiyun), this character is sometimes written with a variant form that includes the "dog" radical.