Si Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fire (huo) Kangxi Strokes: 17 Page 684, Entry 29 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced zao (falling tone). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced zao (falling tone). Explanation of Graphs and Analysis of Characters (Shuowen): Derived from fire, with zao acting as a phonetic component. Meaning dry. Book of Changes (Yijing), Qian Hexagram: Fire moves toward dry things. Appended Remarks (Shuogua): That which dries the myriad things is nothing other than fire. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Commonly written in a variant form. This is incorrect. Also, Strategies of the Warring States (Zhanguoce): Parched by the state of Qin. Commentary: It has the same meaning as scorched. Also, Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced sao (rising tone). The meaning is the same.