Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Entry: tao Kangxi Stroke Count: 12 Page 629, Entry 30 According to Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), the pronunciation is tao. Defined in Broad Elegance (Boya) as the appearance of flowing water. According to Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), it refers to washing or sifting with water, sharing the same meaning as the character tao. It also refers to the washing of rice grains. Essential Techniques for the Welfare of the People (Qimin Yaoshu) states: Use cold water to wash the rice clean. It also refers to the taohe, the name of a type of bird. Du Fu’s poetry mentions: The taohe bird in the river scared away the swallows.