Si Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fire (huǒ) 煣 Kangxi stroke count: 13 Page 677, Entry 28 Pronounced rou (rising tone) According to the Etymology of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to the process of bending or straightening wood. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it refers to using fire to bake wood until it bends. The Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) notes that it was originally written in a variant form (you). According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is sometimes also written in a variant form (rou). Additionally, pronounced rou (falling tone) According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), it refers to using steam to treat wood so that it can be bent. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it refers to using fire to bake wood.