Si Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fire (huǒ) Character: Xi Kangxi Stroke Count: 20 Page 687, Entry 03 Jade Chapters (Yupian): Pronounced xi. The sound is the same as xi. Refers to fire. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced xi. The sound is the same as xi. Originally written as xi, referring to the bright and scorching sunlight known as he xi. Sometimes also written in a variant form (zhuàn).