Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Rice (mǐ) 粿 Kangxi strokes: 14 Page 910, Entry 11 Guangyun (Expanded Rhymes) and Jiyun (Combined Rhymes) state the pronunciation is guo (falling tone), same as the word for fruit. It refers to clean rice. It also refers to food made from rice. According to Boya (Broad Elegant Dictionary), this refers to pulverized rice. Also, Jiyun (Combined Rhymes) states the pronunciation is kua (rising tone). According to Shuowen (Discussion of Writing and Explanation of Characters), it refers to high-quality grain. Another source states it refers to grain without husks.