Xu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Food (shí) Character: hun Kangxi Strokes: 18 Page 1422, Entry 26 Pronounced yun (falling tone). According to the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to food provided in the wilderness. According to the Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals (Zuo Zhuan), in the fifth year of the reign of Duke Cheng, Xun Shou of the Jin state went to the Qi state to escort a bride, and Xuan Bo provided food for him at Gu. The commentary explains this as transporting provisions to supply him. According to the Six Writings Explained (Liushu Gu), ancient envoys passing through various states were always provided with stored provisions and livestock; there was no concept of transporting grain. Xun Shou passed through the Lu state, and because Lu feared the Jin state, they provided food and livestock from a distance, which is why it is referred to as hun. Pronounced hun (rising tone). According to the Correct Meaning of Characters (Zhengzitong), it is interchangeable with the character hun. In common parlance today, flour wrappers filled with meat and served in broth are called huntun.