Chou Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Earth (tǔ) Gan Kangxi dictionary strokes: 8 Page 226, Entry 21 According to the Book of Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), pronounced gan. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced gan. An earthenware vessel. Also, a ganwu is a container capable of holding five liters; Xie Yuan sent a vessel of fish sauce to his wife, and Tao Kan sent a vessel of fish sauce to his mother. Also, a type of stone. In the country of Bali, there is a stone called ganbeiluo, as seen in the History of the Southern Dynasties (Nanshi), Biographies of Foreign Countries.