Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Entry: ban Kangxi strokes: 13 Page 638, Entry 21 Pronounced ban. Same as the term for thick mud. Also, in the field of astrology, the position one space behind the prosperity star is known as the ban river. According to the Brush Talks from Dream Brook (Mengxi Bitan), the ban river refers to a stagnant period in one's life cycle, similar to what is currently called the void (kongwang). Also pronounced peng. Refers to walking through mud or mire.