Xu Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Rain (yǔ). Entry: 霑. Kangxi Dictionary strokes: 16. Page 1375, Entry 26. According to Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), the pronunciation is zhan. According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhymes Collected (Yunhui), the pronunciation is zhan. According to the dictionary Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters (Shuowen), it refers to rain, formed from the radical for rain and the phonetic indicator zhan. According to the Extended Rhymes (Guangyun), it means to dampen. It also means to soak or to saturate. In the Book of Odes (Shijing), it is written: Already dampened and already satisfied. The commentary notes that this refers to being moistened. In the Book of Rites (Liji), it says: The rain dampened the clothing. In the Discourses of the States (Guoyu), it says: Dampening the body and muddying the feet. In the History of the Former Han (Qianhan shu), Biography of Zun, it says: Zun was dampened by intoxication. The commentary by Shigu says: To dampen means to wet. In the Rhapsodies of Yang Xiong, it says: Benevolence is dampened and grace is harmonious. In the Dialect (Fangyan) by Yang Xiong, it states: Longzhuo is termed zhan. In Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is considered interchangeable with the variant form zhan.