Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Entry: Xun Kangxi strokes: 16 Page 650, Entry 22 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced xun. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced xun. Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen): Deep side. Also defined as the edge of the water. Sometimes written as a variant form (tan). Also the name of a river, located in Langya. Commentary on the Classic of Waterways (Shuijing Zhu): The Xun River originates from Mount Jugong. Also Xunyang, a place name, belonging to Lujiang Commandery during the Han dynasty. Guo Pu, Rhapsody on the Yangtze River (Jiang Fu): Flows into nine branches at Xunyang. Also a prefecture name, belonging to Guilin Commandery during the Han dynasty; Xun Prefecture was established during the Tang dynasty. Comprehensive Record of the World (Guangyu Ji): Now Xun Prefecture. Also Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced yin. Equivalent to the word (yin). Also pronounced tan. Same meaning.