Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Rice (mǐ) 糷 Kangxi Strokes: 27 Page 914, Entry 23 Pronounced lan (falling-rising tone). Refers to porridge or rice that is sticky and clumped together. Book of Rites (Erya), Explanation of Words: That which is clumped is called lan. Commentary: Rice grains that are sticky and congealed. Sub-commentary: Lan refers to rice grains that are soft, rotten, and stuck together in a sticky mass. Also pronounced lan (third tone). Also pronounced lan (level tone). The meaning is the same. Some variant forms omit parts of the character.