Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) 潺 Kangxi Strokes: 16 Page 651, Entry 07 Jade Chapters (Yupian) pronounced chan; Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun) pronounced chan, sound like chan. Chan-yuan refers to the appearance of flowing water. One source says it refers to the sound of flowing water. Xie Lingyun poem: To ride the moonlight and play with the flowing waters. Also used to describe the appearance of shedding tears. Songs of Chu (Chuci), Nine Songs: Tears flow sideways and stream down. Also a water name. Commentary on the Water Classic (Shuijingzhu): There is the Chan River in Fu County. Also, in the Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), pronounced zhan, with the same meaning.