Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Character: Mi Kangxi stroke count: 9 Page 613, Entry 11 Collection of Characters (Zihui): Same as the character li (meaning pestilence or calamity). Also the name of a river located in the Xiangyang region. Commentary on the Water Classic (Shuijing Zhu): The Ling River flows east past Mixiang County in Xincheng Prefecture, where it is known as the Mi River. It continues east, passing the western mountains of Yicheng, where it is known as Mi Creek. Flowing further east, it joins the Yi River; the point of confluence is known as Mi Mouth.