Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) 汽 Kangxi Stroke Count: 8 Page 609, Entry 06 Pronounced qi. Equivalent to qi. Means near, or almost. In the Erya (Erya), it is written as 汽. Additionally, pronounced gai. The meaning is the same. Additionally, pronounced qi. Water vapor. Additionally, pronounced yi. Water drying up. Currently used to refer to the water removed from cooked rice.