Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Kangxi Strokes: 15 Page 646, Entry 14 Archaic form. Pronounced han (falling tone). A river name. Book of Documents (Shangshu): From Mount Bozhong, the Yang River is guided to flow east, where it becomes the Han River. Also, the Milky Way. Erya: Between the Winnowing Basket and Dipper constellations lies the crossing of the Han. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji): The Han is also the dispersed energy of metal. Physical Theory (Wulilun) by Yang Quan: The Han is the essence of water. Book of Odes (Shijing): Great is that cloud-river. Also, Hanzhong, a commandery name, established by King Hui of Qin. Geography Record (Guangyuji): Now it is Hanzhong Prefecture. Also, Hankou, a place name. Geography Record (Guangyuji): Hanyang Prefecture was originally the territory of the State of Yun during the Spring and Autumn period. During the Han dynasty, it belonged to Jiangxia. In the Tang dynasty, it was called Mianzhou and also Hanyang. Also, a prefecture name, belonging to Chengdu Prefecture. Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui): It belonged to Guanghan Commandery, and a prefecture was established during the Tang dynasty. Also, banhan, a descriptive term. Southern Capital Rhapsody (Nandufu) by Zhang Heng: The celestial horse travels half the Milky Way. Also, Record of Cessation of Farming (Chuigenglu): Today people call base men hanzǐ. Also, in the Goryeo dialect, white is called han. See Account of the Chicken Forest (Jilinleishi) by Sun Mu. Also, pronounced tan. When the Grand Year (Taisui) is in the Shen position, it is called ruihan. Also written as tuntan. Also, rhymes with the sound of shàn. Rhapsody by Fan Qin: Along the Tang and Hu gardens, looking back at the winding expanse. Coiling and rising high, piercing the cloud-river above. Textual Research: Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Treatise on the Celestial Offices: Han is the dispersed energy of metal. Corrected according to the original text, changing six to also.