Si Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fire (huǒ) Lang Kangxi Stroke Count: 11 Page 671, Entry 28 Collection of Phonetic Characters (Jiyun) and Classified Dictionary (Leipian): Pronounced lang (rising tone). Tanglang, the appearance of fire. Correction of Popular Errors (Zhengzitong): Interchangeable with lang (third tone). It possesses three pronunciations: level tone, rising tone, and departing tone. Sea of Characters (Pianhai): To restrict it exclusively to the departing tone is too rigid.