Si Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fire (huǒ) Kangxi Strokes: 13 Page 676, Entry 10 Guangyun and Jiyun: Pronounced jian. Yunhui: Pronounced jian. Shuowen: To simmer or pan-fry. Yupian: To use fire to remove liquid from a substance. Guangyun: To cook thoroughly. Yangzi Fangyan: To dry with fire. Generally, when a substance containing liquid is dried, it is called jian. Book of Rites (Liji), Inner Chapters: Simmered minced meat. Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), Upon the Evening: All parched grain should not be simmered. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Heavenly Officials: The internal chef oversees the cutting, boiling, simmering, and seasoning of the meals for the King, the Queen, and the Heir Apparent. Winter Officials, Artificers Record: The master makes standard measures; by re-smelting gold and tin, they do not diminish. Commentary: To smelt repeatedly is called re-smelting. Yangzi Fangyan: To finish or exhaust. Zhengyun: Pronounced jian. The meaning is the same. Jiyun and Yunhui: Pronounced jian. Jiyun: To decrease. History of the Former Han Dynasty, Biography of Zhao Chongguo: The Xianling chieftain Feng Jian and others sent envoys to the Xiongnu. Commentary: Shigu says that Jian is read as jian. Guangyun, Jiyun, and Yunhui: Pronounced jian. Guangyun: Jiajian (a type of aromatic ointment). History of the Southern Dynasties, Biography of Fan: Jiajian is a vulgar comparison to Xu Zhanzhi. Jiajian is also the name of a fragrance. Zhengguan Jiwen: During the Sui Dynasty, the Emperor would burn several carts of aloeswood on New Year's Eve, and when the light dimmed, he would pour Jiajian onto it, and the scent would carry for several miles. Jiyun: Sometimes also written in a variant form.