Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) 湀 Kangxi Stroke Count: 13 Page 636, Entry 03 Pronounced kui (rising tone). Pronounced kui (rising tone). Definition: Refers to a spring of water gushing forth. Book of Rites (Erya), section on Explaining Water states: The term kui-pi refers to flowing rivers. Annotation: Explains this as water flowing unobstructed. In Discussion of Writing and Explaining Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it is stated that kui-pi refers to a deep body of water. Also pronounced jing (dipping tone). Also pronounced kui (rising tone). Also pronounced kui (rising tone). Also pronounced que (entering tone). All entries share the same meaning. Verification: In Book of Rites (Erya), section on Explaining Water, the phrase kui-pi huang-chuan has been corrected to kui-pi liu-chuan according to the original text.