Chou Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Earth (tǔ) Ni Kangxi stroke count: 8 Page 226, Entry 26 Compendium of Characters (Zihui): Pronounced ni (rising tone). Name of a place, which cannot be verified. Principles of the Six Writings (Liushutong): Pronounced ni (level tone), refers to a mixture of water and earth. Used interchangeably with the character for mud (ni).