Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Kangxi stroke count: 15 Page 645, Entry 03 Jade Chapter (Yupian): Pronounced jie. Rhyme Collection (Jiyun): Pronounced jie. Pronounced ji (falling tone). By the water side. Also, in Compilation of My Studies (Wuxuebian): To the west of the Ryukyu Kingdom lies the Penghu Islands, where the sea water gradually becomes shallow, a phenomenon known as falling-water. If a ship enters this area by mistake, not one out of a hundred vessels can return.