Wu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Stone (shí) Character: Hua Kangxi Stroke Count: 9 Page 828, Entry 10 According to the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), it is pronounced xu (falling tone). It describes the sound of skin and bone separating. In the Zhuangzi, section Nourishing the Principle of Life (Yang Sheng Zhu): The sound of hua, the sound of the blade moving, and the sound of huo. The commentary states: Hua is pronounced xi (entering tone), and huo is pronounced hua (falling tone); the sound of huo is louder than that of hua. In the poem Thunderbolt Song (Pili Yin) by Shen Quanqi: Starting by striking the feathers with a huo-hua sound. Also, according to the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), it is pronounced huo (entering tone); according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), it is pronounced huo (entering tone). Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced hua (entering tone). The meanings are the same.