Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Entry: Shen Kangxi stroke count: 15 Page 643, Entry 01 Pronounced sen (falling tone). According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it means to leak downward. In the Treatise on the Suburban Sacrifice (Fengshan Shu) by Sima Xiangru: The moist fluid leaks and trickles. Also, shenli (leaking and dripping), describing the appearance of flowing. In the Rhapsody on the Hedong Region (Hedong Fu) by Yang Xiong: The marsh overflows and descends. Also, the name of a marsh. In the Chronicles of King Mu (Mu Tianzi Zhuan): On the day of jiachen, the hunt took place at Shen Marsh. Also, pronounced sen (level tone). Linshen, describing the appearance of feathers when they first begin to grow. In the Rhapsody on the Sea (Hai Fu) by Mu Hua: Young cranes appearing with budding feathers. Also, pronounced qin (level tone). Equivalent to jin (to soak). Meaning to permeate, gradually moisten, or steep. Sometimes also written in a variant form.