Chen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Sun (rì) 昕 Kangxi stroke count: 8 Page 492, Entry 06 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced xin. Explanation of Characters (Shuowen): Dawn, when the sun is about to rise. Ceremonial Rites (Yili), Section on Marriage Rites for Scholars: For all matters, one must use dusk or dawn. Commentary: Dawn is the beginning of light; the noble man values acting early, therefore he uses the early morning. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Section on the Crown Prince of King Wen: When the Son of Heaven observes the school, he beats the drum at early dawn to summon the masses. Commentary: Early and dim, beating the drum to call everyone together. Commentary: Dawn signifies light. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced xi. Meaning is the same. Also, Erya, Commentary on Explaining Heaven: The fourth is called the Xuan Heaven. Xuan is read as xuan, stating the heaven is high in the north and low in the south, like the front of a carriage; this was the theory proposed by Yao Xin during the Wu period.