Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Entry:濱 Kangxi strokes: 18 Page 657, Entry 01 Ancient form. Pronounced bin (level tone). The edge of a body of water. Book of Documents (Shangshu), chapter Tribute of Yu (Yugong): The seashores are vast and expansive. Also refers to being near a place. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Economic Life (Huozhuan): The regions of Zou and Lu are situated near the Zhu and Si rivers. Also pronounced bin (level tone). Used interchangeably with the variant form (pín). Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes (Daya): The pond has dried up, but do not say it is due to the banks. The commentary (Jian) states: The character for bank is written as the character for shore (bin), meaning a cliff or edge. Also, as a phonetic supplement, pronounced bian (level tone). Su Zhe poetry: Seeing me off beyond the layered peaks, I make a long bow by the clear river shore. In my old age I am increasingly unable to cope, possessing only two qing of fields. The Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun) lists a variant form (pín). Verification: Regarding the ancient form, note that the ancient character for crossing refers to the middle portion composed of three lines. In the current entry for shore, the cited ancient character should be adjusted by changing the radical to match the ancient character for crossing.