Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) 澱 Kangxi Stroke Count: 17 Page 628, Entry 01 Pronounced diàn Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters): Sediment or dregs. Also, in the Erya (Approaching Elegance), the entry for zhen refers to ma lan (a plant). The commentary notes: That which is currently called dian is this. Also, in the Tongya (Comprehensive Elegance): The rippling waves of a lake or marsh are called dian. In the Commentary on the Water Classic (Shuijing Zhu): The Wen River flows west and merges with another river, then flows southwest into the Mao Du dian. Dian is a variant name for a pond or body of water. It is also used interchangeably with dian. In the Yupian (Jade Tablet): Sometimes written as a variant form. Frequently written as dian.