Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Shan Kangxi Stroke Count: 7 Page 605, Entry 09 Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), Collection Rhyme (Jiyun), Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced shan. Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): The appearance of fish swimming in water. Also, catching fish using a bamboo screen (a type of fishing gear) is called shan. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes of the Kingdom (Xiaoya): In the south are fine fish, swarming in the shallows. Commentary (Zhuan): Shan means a net scoop (a type of fishing gear). Explanation of Sounds (Shiwen): A net scoop is sometimes written as a variant form (chao). Approaching the Classics (Erya), Explaining Tools (Shiqi): A net scoop is called shan. Commentary (Shu): Guo Pu says: it is what is now called a dragnet (a type of fishing net). Li Xun says: shan is catching fish using a bamboo screen. Poetry of Han Yu: Living on the banks of the Luo River, bream and trout can be caught with a scoop net. Also the name of a river. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Account of Korea (Chaoxian zhuan), Annotation: Zhang Yan says: Korea has the Shi River, the Lie River, and the Shan River; these three rivers converge to form the Lie River. It is conjectured that the names of Lelang and Korea originate from this. Also Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), Collection Rhyme (Jiyun), Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced chan. Also Collection Rhyme (Jiyun): Pronounced shan. Meaning is the same. Textual research: The original text stated catching fish with a register; according to the original, this has been corrected to a bamboo screen. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes of the Kingdom (Xiaoya): In the south are fine fish, swarming in the shallows. Commentary (Zhuan): Swarming refers to a net scoop. Note (Jian): A net scoop is sometimes written as a variant form (chao). According to the commentary, the second instance of the character has been removed. According to the original book, the reference to the Note has been changed to Explanation of Sounds (Shiwen).