Si Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fire (huo) Character: Coal Kangxi stroke count: 13 Page 677, Entry 29 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced mei. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhymes Meeting (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced mei. Jade Chapters (Yupian): Soot or coal. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Soot or coal, refers to ashes that collect on the roof. Spring and Autumn of Master Lu (Lüshi Chunqiu): Previously, soot from the room fell into the steamer; to discard the food would be inauspicious, so Yan Hui grabbed it and ate it. Also, Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Lampblack. Also, stone coal is called coal. See the detailed note under the character for charcoal.