Si Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fire (huǒ) Kangxi Strokes: 11 Page 673, Entry 02 According to the Compilation of Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Classified Dictionary (Leipian), it is pronounced zhuang (falling tone). In the Compilation of Rhymes (Jiyun), it is written in a variant form. To place rice into a steamer. Also, according to the Sea of Documents (Pianhai), it describes the appearance of fire. According to the Collection of Characters (Zihui), to smoke or steam with fire. Nowadays, steaming rice flour cake is called zhuang cake.