Xu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Rain (yǔ) Character: Dai Kangxi Stroke Count: 24 Page 1380, Entry 22 According to the Extensive Rhyme (Guangyun), the Initial Rhyme (Jiyun), and the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), the pronunciation is dai. According to the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), the pronunciation is dai. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), the appearance of something unclear. Furthermore, according to the Extensive Rhyme (Guangyun), the term ai-dai describes the shape of clouds. According to the Initial Rhyme (Jiyun), the term ai-dai describes the appearance of dense clouds. According to the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), in the Popular Text (Tongsuwen), when clouds obscure the sun, it is called ai-dai. It is sometimes written in the variant form (dai). Additionally, according to the Initial Rhyme (Jiyun), the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), and the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), the pronunciation is tai. The meaning is the same.