Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Entry: 洚 Kangxi stroke count: 10 Page 620, Entry 14 According to the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun), it is pronounced jiang (falling tone). According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), water not following the river channel. According to the Mencius (Mengzi), the flooding water warns us. Also, water flowing in the opposite direction is called flooding water. Also, the name of a body of water. Equivalent to the character meaning to descend. According to the Classic of History (Shujing), within the Tribute of Yu (Yu Gong), it flows north past the Jiang River and reaches the great plains. Also, according to the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), it is pronounced hong (level tone); according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun), it is pronounced hong (level tone). Equivalent to the character meaning flood. According to the Six Categories of Principles (Liushugu), the characters for flooding and flood are actually one and the same. Also, according to the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), it is pronounced hong (level tone); according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced hong (level tone). Also, according to the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), it is pronounced jiang (level tone); according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced jiang (level tone). Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun), it is pronounced hong (falling tone). The meaning is the same. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), sometimes written as a variant form.