Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) 涛 Kangxi stroke count: 18 Page 656, Entry 01 Pronounced tao. According to the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to large waves. In the River Rhapsody (Jiang fu) by Guo Pu, it is described as follows: Stimulated by an unrestrained force as a vanguard, it then surges and rages to create large waves. Additionally, pronounced chou. The meaning is the same. Also, pronounced shou. It is identical to a variant form. It refers to a river name located in the Shu region. It is sometimes written as another variant form. Also, pronounced dao. It is identical to a variant form meaning to cover or illuminate extensively, as noted in the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi). Also, in the Supplement to the Rhymes (Yunbu), it is pronounced chu to rhyme with the preceding verse. In a poem by Liu Zongyuan: Steaming and boiling at home, his father fished for generations. Drinking wine without restraint, he died amidst the wind and waves.