Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Kangxi Strokes: 10 Page 623, Entry 04 Ancient characters from Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun). Pronounced liú. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): The flowing movement of water. Erya: Explaining Words (Erya Shiyan): Flow means to extend. Commentary (Shu): Refers to the flow of water, which must extend and expand. Book of Odes (Shijing): Like the rushing of a river. Erya: Explaining Glosses (Erya Shigu): Flow means to choose, and to seek. Book of Odes (Shijing): Searching for it on the left and right. Also, moving downward. Book of Odes (Shijing): In the seventh month, the Fire Star moves downward. Also, to be indulgent without restraint. Book of Rites (Yueji): If music is excessive, it leads to indulgence. Book of Documents (Shangshu): Two hundred li constitutes the region of banishment. Book of Rites (Wangzhi): A distance of one thousand li is called Cai, and is also called Liu. Also, to banish. Book of Documents (Shangshu): Using banishment to commute the five types of punishment. Also, eyes shifting restlessly is called Liu. Zuo Commentary (Zuo Zhuan): The Earl of Zheng walked quickly with eyes shifting. Also, to flee. Strategies of the Warring States (Zhan Guo Ce): King Xiang of Chu fled and hid in Chengyang. Note: Refers to running away and hiding oneself. Zhou Rites (Zhou Li): The front part of a ladle is called the spout (Liu); all spouts are fashioned in the shape of a dragon mouth. Book of Han (Hanshu): Eight taels of Zhu-ti silver is called one Liu. Book of Han (Hanshu): The Confucian school, Taoist school, Yin-Yang school, Legalist school, Mohist school, School of Diplomacy, Miscellaneous school, Agricultural school, and Fiction school each have their origins, divided into nine houses. Also, to circulate and spread. Book of Changes (Yijing): The way of the earth alters the full and flows toward the humble. Also, to move and shift. Book of Rites (Zhongni Yanju): Flowing throughout the earth, leaving no place untouched. Zhang Xie: Seven Admonitions (Qi Ming): Draining the wine vessel in one moment, drowning in wine for a thousand days. Note: Causing everyone to have the same complexion and drinking equally is called Liu. Also, Changliu, an official title. Yan Zhitui: Family Instructions (Yanjia Xun): Referring to the prison-governing military advisor as Changliu. Also, Huangliu, a type of wine. Book of Odes (Shijing): The yellow wine in the cup. Also, Shuangliu, the name of a county. Comprehensive Geography (Guangyu Ji): Belongs to Chengdu Prefecture. Rhyme Supplement (Yunbu): Pronounced lǘ. Lu Yun poem: The music plays with a sorrowful sound, words issue forth and tears flow. Only wishing for you, noble one, that virtue and blessings abide together. Also, pronounced liù. Bo poem: In the distant Jianping era, imperial grace had not yet spread widely. Selected from the masses at court, you were then granted your post.