Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Le Kangxi Strokes: 9 Page 616, Entry 04 Pronounced le. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to the texture of water and stone. Xu Kai explains this as stone splitting and breaking apart along its natural veins and textures. Book of Zhou Rites (Zhouli), section Winter Official Artificer's Record (Dongguan Kaogongji): Stones sometimes split and disperse due to natural forces. Also, according to the Extended Dictionary (Guangyun), it means to congeal or gather. It also refers to the name of a deep pool. Tang Dynasty poem by Pei Xiu inscribed at Letan: Letan is a place of superior terrain, where the ancestral pagoda stands tall by the mist-covered water. Also, according to the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced li. The meaning is the same. Sometimes also written in a variant form (le). Verification: Book of Zhou Rites (Zhouli), section Winter Official Artificer's Record (Dongguan Kaogongji): Stones sometimes split and disperse. In accordance with the original text, the phrasing has been corrected to reflect the usage of the term.