Wu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Grain (hé) Character: Nuan Kangxi Stroke Count: 14 Page 856, Entry 08 Broad Rimes (Guangyun): Pronounced nuo (falling tone). Collected Rimes (Jiyun), Collected Rhymes (Yunhui): Pronounced nuo (falling tone). Meaning: Glutinous rice, which can be used to make wine. Explanations of Characters (Shuowen): In the Pei State, rice is called nuan. Additionally, in Broad Rimes (Guangyun) and Collected Rimes (Jiyun): Pronounced nuan (falling tone). Additionally, in Tang Rimes (Tangyun): Pronounced nuan (falling tone). Meaning: Same as above. Commonly written in variant forms (nuo) and (nuo).