Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Entry: Li Kangxi strokes: 14 Page 640, Entry 15 Pronounced li (entering tone). The name of a river. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), the river originates in Liyang County, Danyang. Also the name of an islet. According to the Record of Danyang (Danyang Ji) by Shan Qianzhi, Lie Islet in Jiangning is the site of an old Wu dynasty ferry crossing. It is also called Li Islet.