Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Entry: Cong Kangxi Stroke Count: 16 Page 650, Entry 04 According to Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), pronounced cong. According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), pronounced cong. According to Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), small streams converging into a large body of water are called cong. In the Book of Odes (Shijing), it is written: wild ducks are at the cong. The commentary states: cong is the place where water flows and gathers. Also, according to Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), pronounced zhong. According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced zhong. The meaning is the same. One theory suggests it refers to high ground by the water. Also, according to Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), pronounced cong. According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), pronounced cong. Also, according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced xi. The meaning is the same. Also, according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced cong (falling tone). It is identical to the character cong. It refers to the sound of flowing water. According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is sometimes written as cong or cong.