Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Boat (zhōu) Character: Huang Kangxi Strokes: 15 Page 1011, Entry 32 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collection Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), and Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun) all provide the pronunciation huang. As defined in Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it is a type of boat known as a yuhuang. From the poem Departing to a Regional Post by Xie Tiao: Flying boats (huang) travel up the remote shore, official banners depart for the mountain passes and rivers. According to Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun), during the Tang Dynasty, Liu Yan utilized ships known as xiehuang to support river transport. Additionally, according to the Supplement to the Collection of Characters (Zihui Bu), people in the Jing region refer to a ferry boat as a huang. The Collection Rhymes (Jiyun) notes that it is sometimes written in a variant form. It is commonly used interchangeably with the character pronounced huang.