Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Entry: Mian Kangxi Stroke Count: 17 Page 652, Entry 39 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced shéng. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), and Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced shéng. Name of a river. Explanations of the Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu shili): The Mian River rises north of Linzi County in the State of Qi. Also, the name of a river located in Shu. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): In the State of Ba there is Mount Basui, from which the Mian River rises. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced mǐn. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui): Pronounced mǐn. Mianchi, the name of a river. Also the name of a county. Sometimes written in a variant form. Commentary on the Classic of Water (Shuijingzhu): In the third year of Emperor Jing of the Han dynasty, the county was named based on the territory of Xiao and Mian. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui): Pronounced miǎn. Same meaning. Commonly written as Mian.