Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Entry: Lōu Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 645, Entry 05 Pronounced lǚ. In the Explanation of Graphs (Shuowen), it refers to the sound of rain. It also describes a light, continuous rain. In the Regional Dialect (Fangyan) by Yang Xiong, people in Runan use this term to describe one who is accustomed to drinking wine and does not get drunk. Pronounced lóu. The meaning is the same as above. Pronounced lǒu. Refers to a water ditch. Pronounced lóu. A river name. In the Annals of Emperor Zhang in the Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), it is recorded that the barbarians in Louchong rebelled. The commentary notes that the Lou River has its source in the mountains northwest of Chongyi County in modern Lizhou. Another river name. In the Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing), the Hutuo River flows east and pours into the Lou River. A county name. According to the Historical Geography Record (Guangyuji), there is a place called Wulouchong in Cili County, Yuezhou. In the Biographies of the Eastern Barbarians in the Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi), the fortified cities of Goguryeo are referred to as goulou.