Chen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Sun (rì) 晈 Kangxi strokes: 10 Page 494, Entry 30 Pronounced jiao (rising tone). It is a variant form of the character for the brightness of the moon. Book of Chu Songs (Chuci), Nine Songs (Jiuge): The night is bright as it has dawned. Supplementary Commentary: The character for jiao follows the radical for sun and is identical in meaning to the character for jiao (bright). Also pronounced jiao (falling tone). The meaning is the same.