Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Black (hēi) Character: Yan Kangxi Stroke Count: 21 Page 1521, Entry 12 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced yan. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced yan. Jade Chapters (Yupian): The black soot at the bottom of a pot. Also, Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced jian. The meaning is the same. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Orthography Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced an. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Refers to the accumulation of vital energy. Book of Zhuangzi (Zhuangzi): There is an accumulation of the vital energy of life. Also, Orthography Rhymes (Zhengyun): A mark or stain. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced an. The meaning is the same. Also, pronounced yan. Black in the center. Six Writings (Liushu): Same as the character qian.