Si Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fire (huǒ) Entry: 焟 Kangxi Stroke Count: 12 Page 673, Entry 21 Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Classified Chapters (Leipian) state it is pronounced xi. Jade Chapter (Yupian) states: dry. Equivalent to the character meaning dry. Broad Elegance (Boya) states: to sun-dry.