Si Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fire (huǒ) 爒 Kangxi stroke count: 20 Page 686, Entry 38 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced liao (falling tone), same pronunciation as liao (rising tone). Shuowen Jiezi: Originally written as the variant form, meaning to roast or toast. The character structure consists of roast and liao, with liao acting as a phonetic indicator. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes also written in a variant form (liao). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced liao (falling tone), same pronunciation as liao (rising tone). Meaning is the same. Classified Chapters (Leipian): Sometimes written in a variant form.