Si Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fire (huǒ) Entry: 焙 Kangxi Stroke Count: 12 Page 673, Entry 12 Pronounced pei (falling tone). Means to dry or roast. According to the Sound Rhymes (Jiyun), this character was originally written as a variant form. According to the Origins of the Six Writings (Liushugu), it means to heat or dry over a fire. This character was originally written as a variant form.