Si Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fire (huo) Character: Feng Kangxi Stroke Count: 11 Page 672, Entry 04 According to the Extensive Rhyme Dictionary (Guangyun), the Collected Rhymes Dictionary (Jiyun), and the Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), it is pronounced feng. The Extensive Rhyme Dictionary (Guangyun) states that this was originally written as a variant form. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Sima Xiangru: Beacon fires are raised and signal fires are burned. The commentary by the Sima Zhen (Suoyin) says: The Essential Compendium (Zuanyao) states that beacon fires are raised when the enemy is sighted, and signal fires are burned when there is a disaster. Beacon fires are primarily for the daytime, and signal fires are primarily for the night. The Book of Han (Hanshu) uses a variant form. Meng Kang says: It is shaped like an inverted rice scoop, suspended from a sweep (a type of well-sweep device), and raised if there is an emergency. Signal fires are piles of firewood, which are set aflame if there is a disaster. Also, from the Book of Han, Treatise on the Five Elements: Hou Zhang was dismissed from office for riding a horse through the Shanglin Park and racing under the beacon fires. The commentary by Jin Zhuo says: To lead the head is called feng, and to race in competition is called zhu. Also, the Jade Chapter (Yupian) states it is pronounced hong. The meaning is the same.