Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) 浇 Kangxi Strokes: 16 Page 651, Entry 01 Pronounced xiāo According to the Shuo Wen Jie Zi (Shuo Wen): to spray or sprinkle. Another meaning is thin or lacking in substance. In the History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), in the Biography of Virtuous Officials: To dissipate the simplicity of the customs and diminish the purity. Also a surname. There was a general named Jiao Yu during the Ming dynasty. Pronounced liáo According to the Jiyun and Leipian: the appearance of water swirling or eddying. In the commentary to the Songs of Chu (Chuci) by Wang Yi: Water flowing in a swirling manner is called jiao. Pronounced qiào A personal name. The son of Han Zhuo. Pronounced ào The meaning is the same as the above. Sometimes written as a variant form.