Wu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Stone (shí) Character: he Kangxi Stroke Count: 18 Page 837, Entry 15 In the Rhyme Collection (Jiyun), pronounced he (rising tone). It means solid. It also means to carve. It is interchangeable with the character meaning core or seed. In the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Han Fei, it says, Master Han was severe and harsh, lacking in kindness. The commentary notes that his application of the law was cruel, urgent, and deeply carved. Also pronounced qiao (first tone). It describes stones that are not level. Also pronounced qiao (first tone). Same as the character for hard or stony soil.