Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Entry: Lian Kangxi Stroke Count: 21 Page 660, Entry 01 Pronounced lian (rising tone). Lianlian refers to water that is full, overflowing, and surging. Sea Rhapsody (Haifu) by Mu Hua: Waves surging and overflowing. It also refers to the place where water waves meet. Western Expedition Rhapsody (Xizhengfu) by Pan Yue: Green grasses luxuriant by the emerald waters. It also refers to floating or drifting. River Rhapsody (Jiangfu) by Guo Pu: Or drifting upon the tidal waves. Also pronounced lian (falling tone). The meaning is the same. According to the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), it is sometimes written in the simplified variant form lian.