Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) 泓 Kangxi strokes: 9 Page 616, Entry 09 Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), Collection Rhyme (Jiyun), Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced hong. Explication of Writing (Shuowen): Describing the appearance of deep water. Another source states it describes the appearance of clear water. Guo Pu, Rhapsody on the Yangtze River (Jiangfu): Extending to the limits of depth and breadth, the river water flows, presenting a vast, boundless scene. Also a river name. Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu), Twenty-first Year of Duke Xi: The Duke of Song and the people of Chu fought at the Hong River. Also Longhong, a river name. Gazetteer of Shaanxi (Shaanxi Tongzhi): There are two locations named Longhong; one is in Feilong Gorge, and the other is at Tianjing Mountain. Also, Rhyme Supplement (Yunbu): Rhyming as wang. Forest of Changes (Yilin): Wings are injured, unable to fly high and show strength. The virtue of the Duke of Song was shallow, leading to his defeat and death beside the Hong River.