Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Entry: Cheng Kangxi strokes: 16 Page 651, Entry 24 Ancient form: Cheng. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced cheng. Increased Rhymes (Zengyun): Water that is still and clear. Xie Lingyun poem: The autumn water is both clear and fresh. Also Cao Zhi poem: The bright moon clarifies the clear scene. Commentary: Cheng means clear and deep. Also the name of a wine. Book of Rites (Liji): The clarified wine is placed below. Also the name of a mountain. Guangyu Ji: Located in Fengcheng County, Nanchang. Also Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced cheng. Also pronounced cheng (rising tone). Also pronounced deng. The meaning is the same. Also Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced deng. Meaning to separate the clear from the turbid.