Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Huang Kangxi Strokes: 16 Page 649, Entry 20 Pronounced huang According to the Shuo Wen Jie Zi (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters), it refers to a pool of accumulated water. From Mu Hua's Sea Rhapsody (Haifu): To breach the embankment and pour out the water. Also a river name. From the History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Eastern Barbarians Biography: King Yan resided east of Huangchi. Also a river name. From the Extensive Records of the World (Guangyuji): The Huang River rises at the Fen-Shui Ridge in Nanyang. Also a star name. From the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Treatise on the Celestial Offices: Beside it are eight stars, which cross the Milky Way, called the Celestial Huang. Also, the Tian-Wu-Huang located at the Xianchi of the Western Palace. Also, the De-Cheng-Heng-Guan and the Cheng-Huang. Pronounced guang. Variant of the character guang. Describes water surging and shining. Pronounced huang. Variant of the character huang. Describes the appearance of water as deep and wide. From Sima Xiangru's Rhapsody on the Shanglin Park (Shanglinfu): Vast and deep. Pronounced huang. From the Explanation of Names (Shiming): The dyeing of paper. From the Essential Techniques for the Welfare of the People (Qimin Yaoshu): There are methods for mounting and decorating paper. From the Six Statutes of the Tang (Tang Liudian): The Chongwen Academy employed five artisans for mounting and decorating.