Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Entry: Mian Kangxi Stroke Count: 17 Page 652, Entry 01 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced sheng (rising tone). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), and Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced sheng (rising tone). Name of a river. Exemplifications of the Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu Shili): The Mian River originates 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 the Ba Sui Mountain, from which the Mian River originates. Also, Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced min (rising tone). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui): Pronounced min (rising tone). Mianchi, the name of a river. Also the name of a county. Sometimes also written as Minchi (variant form). Commentary on the Classic of Waterways (Shuijingzhu): In the third year of the reign of Emperor Jing of the Han dynasty, the county was named based on the territory of Xiao and Min. Also, Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui): Pronounced mian (rising tone). Same meaning as above. Commonly written as Mian.