Xu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Rain (yǔ) 霒 Kangxi stroke count: 16 Page 1375, Entry 27 Jade Chapters (Yupian): This is an ancient form of the character for shade (yīn). Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): Refers to clouds obscuring the sun. The character is formed with cloud (yún) as the semantic component and now (jīn) as the phonetic component. For a detailed annotation, see the Mound (fù) radical, eight-stroke section. Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes written in a variant form. Also written in a variant form. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Sometimes written in a variant form (yīn).