Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Kangxi Strokes: 16 Page 648, Entry 32 Pronounced jiao (falling tone). According to the Tang Rhyme (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is similar to jiao (falling tone). Defined in the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) as meaning to exhaust. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is similar to jiao (rising tone). It is the same as the character variant (qiao). Defined in the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) as meaning to strain or filter wine. Another interpretation is to clear, to ladle out, or to exhaust. For a detailed explanation, refer to the entry for the character variant (qiao). Also pronounced qiao (level tone). Refers to the name of a river. Recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): Mount Changzheng is the source of the Jiao River.