You Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Red (chì) Tang (táng) Kangxi stroke count: 17 Page 1214, Entry 18 According to the Tang Rhyme (Tangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced tang. Red color. As recorded in the Record of Tendons and Essential Points (Kenqinglu), a purple-red facial complexion is called tang.