Xu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Rain (yǔ) Character: Qi Kangxi Stroke Count: 16 Page 1375, Entry 09 Pronounced qi. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), a clearing of the weather is called qi. Formed by the radical for rain and the phonetic indicator qi. Also, according to the Jade Compendium (Yupian), it describes the movement of clouds.