Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Entry: Qin Kangxi stroke count: 20 Page 659, Entry 45 Pronounced qin (falling tone) Pronounced qin (falling tone) Name of a river. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), the water originates in Nanyang Wuyang Zhongyang Mountain and flows into the Ying River. Also pronounced chen Also pronounced zhen Also pronounced qin Meaning is the same.