Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Entry: Meng Kangxi Stroke Count: 18 Page 655, Entry 30 Pronounced meng. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to drizzling rain. From the Book of Odes (Shijing): Drizzling rain falls. Sometimes also written in a variant form (meng). Also refers to Meng-hong, the appearance of the primordial vapor when heaven and earth were not yet separated. From the Spring and Autumn Annals: Records of the Mandate (Chunqiu Mingli Xu): Meng-hong is the sprout and sign. Also the name of a river. According to the Commentary on the Classic of Water (Shuijing Zhu), the river originates at Gui Mountain in the northwest of Shanggui County. Also the name of a river. According to the Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing), the Meng River of Gui Mountain originates here and flows south into the Yang River. Pronounced meng (rising tone). Meng-hong refers to a great expanse of water. Another theory suggests it refers to a small ditch. Textual Research: Also the name of a river. According to the Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing), the Meng River originates in Hanyang and flows west into the Yangtze River. Note: The Commentary on the Classic of Water (Shuijing Zhu) cites the Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing) as stating that the Meng River originates in Hanyang and flows west into the Yangtze River. The character Meng used there lacks the water radical. It should not be included under the entry for Meng. Based on textual research, this has been corrected to record that according to the Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing), the Meng River of Gui Mountain originates here and flows south into the Yang River.