Si Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fire (huǒ) Tang Kangxi strokes: 16 Page 684, Entry 01 Compilation of Characters (Zihui): Pronounced dang. Sea of Writings (Pianhai): Dang, to wash away or cleanse. From the Buddhist Canon (Shidian). Also from Sea of Writings (Pianhai): Pronounced tang. Meaning same as above. Textual Research: Sea of Writings (Pianhai) states: Pronounced tang. We carefully note that this pronunciation is not tang. We have corrected the entry to reflect the original text, which reads pronounced tang.