Zi Collection, Upper Volume, Page 10, Entry 02 Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Pronounced zāo In the "Rhyming Rime"(Tangyun) it is written with the fanqie 曹 (cáo), pronounced zāo. In the "Jiyun" (Jiyun) it is written with the fanqie 臧曹 (zāng cáo), pronounced zāo. In the "Shuowen Jiezi" (Shuowen Jiezi), it was originally written as [no character], meaning scorched. The "Yupian" (Yupian) explains it as burnt. The "Guangyun" (Guangyun) explains it as the wood remaining after burning. The "Prajna Sutra" (Bore Jing) records: someone holding a small fire, burning dry grass and wood. In the "Liushu Suyuan" (Liushu Suyuan), it is written as [no character].