Xu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Rain (yǔ) 霢 Kangxi strokes: 18 Page 1377, Entry 09 Shuowen Jiezi (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters): The original form of the character for drizzle. The term describes light rain. The character structure is derived from the Rain radical, with the component for pulse serving as the phonetic indicator. Jiyun (Collection of Rhymes): Some editions use a variant form. Also, according to the Jiyun, the pronunciation is mi (falling tone), sounding the same as the character for seek. The meaning is identical.