Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Liu; Kangxi strokes: 19; Page 659, Entry 11 Pronounced liu. The appearance of clear water. Book of Odes (Shijing), Zheng Feng section: It is clear and deep. Commentary: Liu means the appearance of deep water. Also refers to the appearance of a rapid wind. Songs of Chu (Chucheng), Nine Laments: The autumn wind is rapid and desolate. Also liuli, the sound of trees being blown by the wind. Sima Xiangru, Rhapsody on the Shanglin Park: The sound of the wind through the trees is whistling and gusting. Also liuliang, a term for clarity and brightness. Lu Ji, Rhapsody on Literature: The rhapsody embodies objects and is clear and bright. Also the name of a river. Commentary on the Water Classic (Shuijing Zhu): The Liu River originates at Shoubi Mountain in Yuzhang County, Jiang Prefecture. Pronounced liu (rising tone). The meaning is the same. Also liu, the sound of the wind. Zuo Si, Rhapsody on the Capital of Wu: The wind sounds whistling and gusting.