Si Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fire (huǒ) Page 687, Entry 25 Pronounced lan (falling tone). Guangyun (Broad Rhymes) and Jiyun (Collected Rhymes) note: to cook until done by fire. Fangyan (Dialect Survey): In regions north of the Yellow River, including Zhao and Wei, the act of cooking something until done is called lan. Zuo Zhuan (Chronicle of Zuo), Year 3 of Duke Ding: The Viscount of Zhu fell onto his bed and into the charcoal stove, where he was burned until charred. Also, in Guangyun: meaning bright or luminous. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Zheng: Bright stars shining and sparkling. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Tang: Brocade quilts, vivid and bright. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Greater Ya: Splendor and brilliance filling the doorway. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Praise for the Hereditary House of Xiao He: The merits of Xiao He were brilliant and illustrious. Sima Xiangru, Zixu Fu (Rhapsody on Master Void): Bright and shining like dragon scales. Also, Gongyang Zhuan (Gongyang Commentary), Year 19 of Duke Xi: Like a fish rotting from the inside, leading to destruction. Note: Internal decay of a fish originates from within. Also, Sima Xiangru, Shanglin Fu (Rhapsody on the Upper Forest): Magnificent and flourishing, displayed before the eyes. Note: The Suoyin commentary states: The Biographies of Eminent Women records that King Jie of Xia composed extravagant and unrestrained music. Guangyun: Originally written as lan. Jiyun: The same as lan and lian. Also, Zheng Yun (Orthodox Rhymes): Pronounced lan (level tone). Chu Ci (Songs of Chu), Nine Chapters: Layered branches with sharp thorns, round fruits clustered together, blue and yellow colors intermingled, the patterns vivid and bright. Han Yu, Jianghan Poem: Cold winds freeze the surging waves, and the fox-fur robe is able to withstand the bitter cold. Spending the whole night in a dim room, the magnificent candlelight is bright and radiant. According to Jiyun and Leipian, this is treated as a separate character. It is also written as lan.