Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Entry: Qiu Kangxi Stroke Count: 13 Page 638, Entry 12 Jade Compendium (Yupian): Pronounced qiu. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced qiu. Same as qiu. To float or move on water. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced qiu. Broad Elegant (Boya): The liquid of fermented beverage. Another definition is the name of a river located in Yong Province. Sometimes written in a variant form.