Xu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Rain (yǔ) Character: Chen Kangxi Strokes: 15 Page 1374, Entry 05 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced chén Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui), and Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced chén Explanation from the Origin of Chinese Characters (Shuowen): Continuous cloudy weather. Composed of the rain radical with the sound of chén. Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun): Also written as the variant form chén.