Wu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Melon (guā) 瓤 Kangxi Stroke Count: 22 Page 747, Entry 30 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced rang (rising tone) Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced rang (rising tone) Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Melon pulp. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): The pulp within a melon. Correct Meaning Thoroughfare (Zhengzitong): Note that the term rang refers to the solid substance inside a melon, which is connected to the internal membrane, white and hollow like cotton, and contains juice. The Materia Medica (Bencao) refers to it as melon thread. The Dictionary of Characters (Zihui) defines it as the internal structure of a melon, which is incorrect. Also, Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced niang (rising tone). Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced nang. The meaning is the same.