Wu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Stone (shí) Entry: 硍 Kangxi strokes: 11 Page 830, Entry 04 Pronounced xiàn. The sound of stone. Also, in Collected Rimes (Jiyun) and Orthography Standard (Zhengyun), pronounced kěn (falling-rising tone). In the customs of the Wu region, a crack in a stone is called 硍. Also, according to Explanation of Names (Shiming), it refers to the rolling of thunder. It is like the sound of grinding thunder when turning an object. Also, in Collected Rimes (Jiyun), pronounced xián. The sound of a bell ringing high and clear.