Xu Collection, Middle Volume, Page 421, Entry 04 Radical: Door (hù) Pronounced hong (level tone) From "Guangyun" and "Jiyun" Refers to stale, rotten rice. One explanation refers to red rice. Same as "粠 (zèng)". Sometimes written as "红 (hóng)". "The grain in the imperial granary was rotten red." - "Records of the Grand Historian (Qian Hanshu), Annals of Emperor Wu"