Wu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Grain (hé) Entry: li Kangxi Stroke Count: 10 Page 851, Entry 18 According to Tang Rhyme (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced li (falling tone). It is read like the word li (entering tone). According to Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it describes an appearance that is sparse and even. All characters such as li and li are derived from this character. It is sometimes also written in a variant form.