Si Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Water (shuǐ)
Entry: 浧
Kangxi Stroke Count: 11
Page 624, Entry 12
Pronounced yǐng. Refers to mud residue. Also, pronounced chěng. The meaning is the same. Additionally, pronounced chěng. Identical to the character meaning flow or unblocked. In the Book of Guanzi (Guanzi), it states: The movements and stillness, openings and closings, contractions and extensions, smoothness and obstruction, taking and giving of a sage must all be based on the timing of circumstances. Commentary: The expression describes smoothness and stagnation. Also, pronounced yìng (falling tone). Refers to the name of a river. Another interpretation refers to sediment. According to the Rhyme Treasure (Yunbao), it is an ancient form of the character for clear (chéng). See twelve-stroke entries for a detailed explanation. The character was originally written with the character for road (chéng) over the character for earth (tǔ).