Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) 浇 Kangxi Stroke Count: 16 Page 651, Entry 27 Pronounced xiao. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): To irrigate. Also means thin or superficial. History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu): "The pure customs are diluted and the simplicity is dispersed." Also a surname. Jiao Yu, a general during the Ming Dynasty. Pronounced liao. Described in the Jiyun (Jiyun) and Leipian (Leipian) as the appearance of water swirling and surging. Commentary on the Songs of Chu (Chuci): Swirling waves are called jiao. Pronounced yao. A personal name. The son of Han Zhuo. Pronounced ao. Same meaning as above. Sometimes written as a variant form.