Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) 潜 Kangxi strokes: 16 Page 649, Entry 10 Dictionary of Characters (Zihui): This is the vulgar form of the character written as qian. Qian: Tang Dynasty Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced jian. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced jian. The pronunciation is the same as the aforementioned. Shuowen Jiezi: Refers to wading or crossing a river. Yang Xiong's Dialect (Fangyan): Qian-han means to sink or submerge. Also refers to swimming or moving. Commentary: To walk underwater is also called swimming. Also refers to hiding. Book of Changes (Yijing), Qian Hexagram: The yang energy is hidden. Also, Erya: Explaining Words (Shiyan): Qian means deep. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes (Xiaoya): Although deeply hidden and lurking. Also an alternate name for the Han River. Erya: Explaining Waters (Shishui): A branch flowing from the Yangtze River is called Tuo; a branch flowing from the Han River is called Qian. Book of Documents (Shangshu), Tribute of Yu (Yugong): The Tuo River and the Qian River have both been dredged. Also the name of a hill. Erya: Explaining Hills (Shiqiu): There is a Qian Hill in the land of Jin. Also a place name. Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu), Second Year of Duke Yin: Duke Yin met with the Rong people at Qian. Also the name of a walled city. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), House of Chu: The state of Wu seized Liu and Qian from the state of Chu. Also Qianjiang, a county name. Guangyu Ji: Belongs to the Anlu Prefecture. Also a name for a type of ox. Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang (Youyang Zazu): There are qian-oxen in the large river of Goulou County. Also a surname. For example, Qian Shuoyou, a pacification commissioner of the Song Dynasty. Also Small Erya (Xiao Erya): A place where fish dwell is called a qian. Book of Odes (Shijing), Eulogies of Zhou (Zhousong): There are many fish in the deep-water qian. Commentary: Qian refers to piles of wood and brush where fish gather. Also Guangyun and Jiyun: Pronounced yan. The meaning is the same. One source states it refers to subterranean water currents.