Yin Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Mountain (shān) Yu Kangxi stroke count: 17 Page 321, Entry 25 Pronounced xu (rising tone) according to Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), and pronounced xiang (rising tone) according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun). According to Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it means an island. According to Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), it is an island in the sea. According to Investigations into the Six Scripts (Liushugu), a small mountain on flat land is called an island when it is in the water, and an islet when it is on land. From Xie Lingyun’s Poem on Climbing the Solitary Islet in the River: The solitary islet graces the middle of the river. From Guo Pu’s Rhapsody on the Yangtze River: The stone sails are lush, covering the islet. According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), one variant form is written as shown.