Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Black (hēi) Kangxi Strokes: 23 Page 1521, Entry 39 Pronounced can (rising tone). Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): Light greenish-black. Guangyun (Guangyun): Dark color. Guangya (Guangya): To spoil or decline. Yupian (Yupian): Presently, when an object is about to spoil, its color is described as cancan. Selections of Refined Literature (Wenxuan), Table of Han Dynasty Meritorious Officials: Vast and boundless is the universe, dark above and murky below. Also pronounced can (rising tone). Guangyun (Guangyun): The sun is dimmed.