Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Entry: Cheng Kangxi Stroke Count: 16 Page 651, Entry 22 Pronounced cheng. According to the Book of Dialects (Fangyan), it means clear. In the Eulogy for Confucian Scholars from the Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), it states: If it does not appear for a thousand years, who can clarify its origins. It is also the name of a prefecture, Chengjiang. According to the Comprehensive Records of the World (Guangyu ji), Chengjiang Prefecture in Yunnan is the site of the ancient Dian state. Sometimes also written in a variant form (deng), and also written as (cheng).