Si Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Fire (huǒ). Character: xún. Kangxi stroke count: 16. Page 682, Entry 10. Yu Pian (Yu Pian) states the pronunciation is similar to lian, with a sound identical to jian. Shuo Wen Jie Zi (Shuo Wen Jie Zi) defines it as boiling meat in hot broth. The character structure is composed of the character for flame and an abbreviated component for heat. Some variant forms exist. Yu Pian (Yu Pian) also defines it as warm. Tang Yun (Tang Yun) records the pronunciation as xun. Ji Yun (Ji Yun) records the pronunciation as xun, with a sound identical to xian. The meaning is the same. Guang Yun (Guang Yun) notes it is the same as the characters for jian and yan. Ji Yun (Ji Yun) notes variant forms include tan and shan. Ji Yun (Ji Yun) also records the pronunciation as xin, with a sound identical to xun. Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), in the section Officers Clearing (Yousiche), records, It is then used to warm the offerings for the deceased. The commentary notes that this term means to warm or heat. Ji Yun (Ji Yun) states the original form is tan. Please refer to the detailed entry for the character tan. The lower right portion of the character is written as earth.