Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Rui Kangxi strokes: 8 Page 607, Entry 15 Pronounced rui (falling tone). Name of a river. Book of Rites (Zhouli), Office of the Summer Minister (Xiaguan), Shifangshi: In Yong Province, the rivers are the Jing and the Rui. Commentary: The Rui is located in the territory of Bin. Also, according to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it refers to the appearance of waters merging. Another theory states it is a small stream flowing into a large river. Also, the inner side of a river. Book of Documents (Shujing), Canon of Yao (Yaodian): Ordered the two daughters to descend to the Gui-Rui. Commentary: Rui is the inner side of a river. Frequently written as a variant form (rui). Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes (Daya): Approaching the bank (ju) of the Rui. Annotation: The inner side of a river is called rui; the outer side of a river is called ju. Also, the north side of a river. Book of Documents (Shujing), Tribute of Yu (Yugong): The Jing belongs to the Wei-Rui. Commentary: The north side of a river is called rui. Sub-commentary: The Jing River flows south into the Wei River, yet it is called the Wei-Rui; from this, it is understood that the north side of a river is called rui. Also, from the Song of the Five Sons: Waiting at the north side (rui) of the Luo River. Righteous Meaning (Zhengyi): Waiting at the north side of the Luo River. Also, a bend in a river is called rui. Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan): It refers to the bend of the Huai River as the Huai-Rui, the bend of the Han River as the Xia-Rui, and the bend of the Hua River as the Hua-Rui. Also, the side of a sandbank is called a sha-rui. Mu Hua, Rhapsody on the Sea (Haifu): Like cloud-patterned brocade, the ripples are scattered at the junction of the sandbank. Also, pronounced ruo (falling tone). The north side of a river. The meaning is the same. Jiang Yan, Imitation of Ancient Poems (Nigu shi): Yesterday I departed from the Chiting Islet, tonight I lodge at the Puyang-Rui. I am experiencing the marvelous shifting peaks, how can this be a mere thousand-mile parting. Also, pronounced tun. Same as the character tun. See the entry for the character tun under the seven-stroke section for details.