Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Kangxi Strokes: 12 Page 632, Entry 18 Pronounced qian (rising tone). Shuowen Jiezi explains this as water that is not deep. Book of Odes (Shijing), Beifeng section: Go to the place where the water is shallow. Xunzi, Cultivating the Self: To have little knowledge is called shallow. Also refers to tiger skin. Book of Odes (Shijing), Daya section: Use tiger skin to cover the crossbar and the yoke of the carriage. Commentary explains: Shallow refers to the short, shallow fur on a tiger skin. Any animal with short, shallow fur is also called shallow. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Spring Officials: The carriage attendant uses deer hide (qian). Annotation explains: Uses summer deer hide to cover the carriage. Sub-commentary further explains: In summer, the new fur grown by deer is short and shallow, hence this term. Pronounced jian. Same as the character for a tablet or note (jian). Interchangeable with the character for splash (jian). Shallow, shallow: Describes the appearance of water flowing rapidly. Songs of Chu (Chuci), Nine Songs: The rapid current splashes over the rocks. Pronounced jian. Ancient text of the Book of Documents (Shangshu), Canon of Yao: In the passage concerning the movement of the sun, Ma Rong reads it this way. Now written as the character for parting gift (jian). Pronounced zan. Interchangeable with the character for splashing dirty water (zan). Means to splash dirty water. Pronounced jian. Interchangeable with the character for splash (jian). Means water being splashed due to an impact. Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), Record of the Funeral Rites for Scholars: The basin is used to hold discarded water so as not to soil people. Interchangeable with the character for clip or cut (jian). Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), Mourning Rites: Use coarse cloth dyed a shallow black. Annotation explains: Jian here means shallow.