Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) 瀉 Kangxi Strokes: 19 Page 658, Entry 01 Pronounced xiě (rising tone). In the Comprehensive Dictionary of Sounds and Rhymes (Guangyun), the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), all define the sound as xie. In the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it means to pour out. Another explanation states it refers to letting water flow out. In the poetry of Xie Lingyun: Water pouring from stone steps like a red spring; sometimes written in a variant form. In the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), section on The Rice Growers (Daoren), it refers to using irrigation channels to drain water. Also, in the Classified Compilation (Leipian), one interpretation is to reflect an appearance. Pronounced xiè (falling tone). In the Comprehensive Dictionary of Sounds and Rhymes (Guangyun) and the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), and in the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), the sound is xie. It refers to saline-alkaline soil. In the Book of Discourses (Lunheng), written by Wang Chong, it is stated that soil where plants do not grow is considered saline-alkaline. Also refers to vomiting and diarrhea. In the Explanation of Names (Shiming), it is noted that in the regions east of Yangzhou and Yuzhou, vomiting is referred to as xie. Also refers to leaking. In the Dialect (Fangyan), written by Yang Xiong, xie refers to the illness of diarrhea. Textual Research: Regarding the definition of pouring out water, the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), section on The Rice Growers (Daoren), mentions using irrigation channels to drain water. In the poetry of Xie Lingyun, the line regarding water pouring from stone steps refers to the character written with the water radical, which is sometimes written in a variant form. Note that the original text of the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli) uses a different character without the water radical, and the reference to using irrigation channels belongs to the section on The Rice Growers (Daoren) in the Offices of Earth, not the Artificers Record (Kaogongji). Therefore, the citation has been corrected to reflect that in the poetry of Xie Lingyun, the character is used for water pouring, and the reference to the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli) refers to irrigation.