Si Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Water (shuǐ)
Entry: 溾
Kangxi Stroke Count: 14
Page 641, Entry 19
Pronounced wai. In the Extensive Dictionary (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is defined as dirty or muddy. According to the Broad Elegance (Boya), it refers to being muddy or turbid. Also, according to the Jade Compendium (Yupian), it means to submerge or sink. Another source defines it as a swirling abyss. It is also the name of a river. According to the Commentary on the Classic of Waterways (Shuijing Zhu), the River Wai originates in Xinyang County, Jingling Commandery. Also, in Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced wei. In the Extensive Dictionary (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced hui. In Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced hui. Also pronounced wei. Sometimes written in a variant form (wei). The meaning remains the same.