Si Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Fire (huǒ) Entry: 爓 Kangxi Strokes: 20 Page 687, Entry 01 Pronounced yan. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): Refers to a fire gate. The character shape is derived from fire, with yan providing the phonetic component. Yupian: Refers to flames. Guangyun: Originally written as 燅. See the entry for 燅 for detailed notes. Book of Rites (Liji): Regarding ceremonial vessels, three offerings of meat partially cooked in hot water. Note: Refers to immersing meat into hot soup. Phonetic commentary: Pronounced si lian. Book of Rites (Liji): Regarding suburban temple sacrifices, three offerings of meat partially cooked in hot water. Phonetic commentary: Originally written as an alternative form. Pronounced xi lian. Jiyun: Pronounced qian. Originally written as 燖. See the entry for 燖 for detailed notes. Zhengyun: Pronounced xun. Book of Rites (Liji): Sacrifices of meat partially cooked in hot water. Note: Meat boiled in hot soup is called yan. Phonetic commentary: Pronounced xun. Guangyun, Jiyun, Yunhui, Zhengyun: Pronounced yan. Guangyun: Refers to light. Same as the character for flame. Jiyun: Firelight is the same as the characters for flame, blazing, and other variants. Ban Gu, Western Metropolis Rhapsody (Xidu fu): Rays of light are bright, and the scenery is displayed brilliantly. Eastern Metropolis Rhapsody (Dongdu fu): Spitting out flames to create wind.