Si Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Fire (huǒ). Character: zāi. Kangxi stroke count: 7. Page 666, Entry 22. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen) states it is the same as zāi. Zāi is the ancient form. According to the Tang Yun dictionary, the pronunciation is zāi. According to the Jiyun, Yunhui, and Zhengyun dictionaries, the pronunciation is zāi. Shuowen Jiezi defines it as fire from heaven. In the Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu), fourteenth year of Duke Huan, it is recorded: The imperial granary suffered a calamity. Also, per the Yupian dictionary, it means harm. In the Book of Documents (Shangshu), Chapter on the Canon of Shun, it states: Accidental harm shall be pardoned. The commentary explains: An act done by mistake that causes harm should be met with a delayed pardon. In the Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), thirteenth year of Duke Xi, it states: Calamities sent by heaven circulate; states have a duty to provide relief for disasters and show compassion to neighbors. It is also written as zī. In the Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes, it appears as: Without disaster and without harm. It is also written as zī. In the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals of Qin Shi Huang, it is written: Disasters and harm have ceased. It also rhymes with zī. In the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Treatise on Tortoise and Milfoil Divination, it states: Twelve months, arriving at the solstice as the period; the sage removes it, thus the body suffers no calamity. It also rhymes with hóu. In Ban Gu’s You Tong Fu, it states: The trembling scales left saliva in the Xia court, spanning three dynasties before Zhou was extinguished. The feathers of Xun transformed in the Xuan palace, spreading across five reigns until it became a calamity. Shuowen Jiezi notes the original form was zāi. It is also written as zāi. The ancient script form is zāi. Textual research for zāi: In the Book of Documents (Shangshu), Chapter on the Canon of Yao, it states: Accidental harm shall be pardoned. Per the original text, the reference has been corrected from the Canon of Yao to the Canon of Shun.