Si Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fire (huǒ) Character: Rong Kangxi stroke count: 11 Page 672, Entry 07 According to the Compilation of Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), the pronunciation is rong. According to the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), the pronunciation is rong. The Compendium of Correct Characters (Zhengzitong) states that the dictionary compilation derived from the character for cinnabar (dan) lacks meaning; it should properly be derived from the character for vermilion (tong). It refers to the color of fire being red. Also written as the variant form (zhuo).