Wu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Stone (shí) Character: 礹 Kangxi Stroke Count: 25 Page 839, Entry 14 According to the Tang Dynasty Rhymes (Tangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced yan. According to the Explanations of Graphs and Analysis of Characters (Shuowen), it refers to a rocky mountain. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it is also written in a variant form (yan). It is also written in a variant form (yan). According to the Five Sounds Collected Rhymes (Wuyin Jiyun), it is pronounced yan (third tone). The meaning is the same.