Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Kangxi Strokes: 16 Page 649, Entry 24 Pronounced run (falling tone). Meaning: to moisten, to nourish, to increase. Book of Changes (Yijing), Explanation of the Trigrams: Rain and water come to nourish it. Also the name of a river. Commentary on the Water Classic (Shuijingzhu): The Huai River, which flows northeast and joins the Run River on the left. Also the name of a river, originating in Jincheng. Commentary on the Water Classic (Shuijingzhu): The Run River, which originates to the west of Lingju County. Also the name of a prefecture. Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui): During the Han Dynasty, it was Danyang Commandery; during the Sui Dynasty, it was established as Run Prefecture. There is also Huangrun, which is the name of a type of cloth produced in the Shu region.