Si Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fire (huǒ) 燮 Kangxi stroke count: 17 Page 685, Entry 12 Pronounced xie (falling rising tone) Pronounced xie (falling rising tone) Pronounced die (falling rising tone) Shuowen Jiezi states the character is composed of speech, hand, and flame. Erya, Explanation of Glosses (Erya, Shigu) defines it as harmony, meaning to harmonize or reconcile. Book of Documents (Shangshu), Great Plan (Hongfan) contains the phrase to harmonize friends and soften the rigid. Rites of Zhou (Zhouguan) mentions harmonizing and managing yin and yang, referring to balancing the opposing forces. Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes (Daya) contains the phrase harmonizing the attack on the great Shang. Additionally, it is a surname. Zhengzitong records a Song dynasty censor named Xie Xuantu. Yu Pian defines it as fire-cooked, meaning to cook thoroughly using fire. In the Shuowen Jiezi, its seal script variant is written with a different structure. Its pronunciation is the same as ren (falling tone), sounding similar to shi (falling tone). Note: Xu Xuan states that the characters xie and the variant share common meanings. According to the Shuowen Jiezi and the Yu Pian, they are treated as the same character. However, the Jiyun specifically defines xie as harmony. The original form, written with a different structure, specifically denotes being cooked completely through.