Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Entry: Bā Kangxi stroke count: 6 Page 604, Entry 05 Jade Chapters (Yupian) pronounced bīn. Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) pronounced fēn. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) pronounced bēi, sound identical to Bīn. Explanatory dictionary (Shuowen Jiezi) defines it as water in the extremely distant western lands. Cited in Approaching Elegance (Erya): East to Taiyuan, west to the State of Bin. Note: Modern editions of Approaching Elegance (Erya), Explaining Lands (Shidi) chapter write this as the State of Bin. Also, Wide Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui) pronounce it pā, with the sound of a entering tone of pān. The meaning is the same. It also refers to the appearance of water currents. Zhang Heng, Rhapsody on the Southern Capital (Nan Dou Fu): Clashing and surging. Commentary: This is the sound of waves colliding with one another. Han Yu, Combined Verses on Conquering Shu (Zheng Shu Lianju): The Liao River settles into a surge. Commentary: Identical to surging. Note: The book Sea of Five Sounds (Wuyin Pianhai) writes this as a character, which is an erroneous form. Textual research: Also, Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui) pronounce it pā. Respectfully note: The commentary under Explanatory dictionary (Shuowen Jiezi) cites Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) as having only the pronunciation fēn. Only Wide Rhymes (Guangyun) has the pronunciation pā. I have corrected Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) to Wide Rhymes (Guangyun).