Xu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Food (shí) 飪 Kangxi Dictionary Stroke Count: 13 Page 1417, Entry 05 Ancient form. Pronounced rěn. Yu Pian (Book of Characters): To be thoroughly cooked. Yangzi Fangyan (Dialect of the Yangzi Region): In the areas of Xu and Yang, this is called ren. Analects of Confucius (Lunyu): If the cooking is not done properly, one does not eat it. Shi Changtan (Explanation of Common Sayings): Overcooked is referred to as improperly cooked. Also, Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), Pinyi (Mission of Friendly Inquiry): When bestowing a cooked meal, it is only soup and ren. Commentary: Soup ren refers to the ren of one sacrificial animal. Meat is referred to as soup. Also, Tesheng Kuishi Li (Ceremonies for Single-Animal Food Offerings): To request a date for the ceremony is called geng ren. Commentary: Ren means cooked. Also, Jiyun (Compilation of Rhymes): Pronounced rèn. Meaning is the same.