Si Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Water (shuǐ)
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Kangxi Strokes: 11
Page 627, Entry 03
Tang Rhyme (Tangyun): Pronounced cén. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced cén.
Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): Soaked or submerged. Another definition states it is Cenyang Zhu, located in Yingzhong.
Elegies of Chu (Chuci): Gazing towards Cenyang and the distant shores.
Also a river name.
Commentary on the Water Classic (Shuijingzhu): Cen River originates from the Han River middle region, southeast of Nan County in the dry mountains; it is the Yellow River.
Also, heavy rain water is called cen.
Huainanzi (Huainanzi): The water filling a cow's hoof print.
Also, Erya (Erya): A structure of piled wood used to raise fish is called cen.
Commentary: Piled firewood for raising fish is called cen.
Also, Han Poem Chapters and Sentences (Han Shi Zhangju): Cen is a fish pond.
Ma Rong, Rhapsody on the Long Flute (Changdi Fu): The stagnant pools and broken embankments.
Also, describing heavy rain.
Also, describing tears falling.
Jiang Yan, Miscellaneous Body Poems (Zati Shi): Tears still remain in the eyes.
Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced xún. Meaning is the same.
Also, pronounced qián.
Broad Compendium (Boya): Youcen refers to a weir or enclosure. Sometimes written in a variant form (sēn).
Also a river name.
Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): Dashizhi Mountain, the Cen River originates here.
Also equivalent to qián.
Book of Documents (Shujing): The Tu and Qian rivers have been opened.
Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced làn. A hollow or depression.
Also, pronounced chán. The edge of the water.