Wu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Stone (shí) Gong Kangxi stroke count: 12 Page 830, Entry 35 According to Broad Rimes (Guangyun) and Collected Rimes (Jiyun), the character is pronounced luo (entering tone), with a sound identical to the entering tone of lang. It refers to a dun-gong, describing the sound of stones colliding. According to Collected Rimes (Jiyun), the character is pronounced long, with a sound identical to nong. It refers to a cave.