Chen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Sun (rì) 曜 Kangxi stroke count: 18 Page 501, Entry 11 Ancient form. According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), pronounced yao (falling tone). According to the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), the Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), and the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), pronounced yao (falling tone). The light of the sun. Defined in the Explanations of Names (Shiming) as the radiance of bright illumination. As seen in the Book of Odes (Shijing), in the section on the Odes of Gui: When the sun rises, there is light. As seen in the History of the Former Han (Qianhan shu), in the Biography of Wei Cheng: The light was obscured and not proclaimed. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), also written in the variant form yao.