Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Entry: Pù Kangxi Stroke Count: 19 Page 659, Entry 13 Pronounced bào. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to torrential rain. It also refers to foam. From the Rhapsody on the Yangtze River (Jiang Fu) by Guo Pu: The water splashes and froths with foam. Also pronounced pú. Refers to a waterfall or cascading water. From the Rhapsody on Traveling to Mount Tiantai (You Tiantai Shan Fu) by Sun Chuo: The waterfall flies and flows, marking the path. Also pronounced báo. Refers to the sound of boiling water. From the Rhapsody on the Capital of Shu (Shu Du Fu) by Zuo Si: The dragon pool splashes. Also, the term describing surging waves. From the Rhapsody on the Yangtze River (Jiang Fu) by Guo Pu: The waves surge and splash. This was originally written in a variant form.