Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Entry: Ke Kangxi stroke count: 14 Page 639, Entry 26 Pronounced ke. According to the Explaining and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it means to happen suddenly or unexpectedly. As written in the Lament on Hatred (Henfu) by Jiang Yan: The morning dew arrives suddenly. It also means to reach or to rely upon. Pronounced ke. Refers to a boat running aground on sand. In the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), it is sometimes written in a variant form.