Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Entry: Niu Kangxi Stroke Count: 8 Page 611, Entry 08 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced jiu. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced renjiu. The pronunciation is similar to rou. Explanation from Analytical Dictionary of Chinese Characters (Shuowen): Describes water flowing smoothly. Another interpretation is warm. Also, according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced niu. The meaning is damp. Also, according to Extensive Dictionary of Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced niu (falling tone). Refers to suo niu, meaning water ripples contracting and gathering. Sea Rhapsody (Haifu) by Mu Hua states: Blossoms contracted and gathered.