Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Tuan Kangxi strokes: 6 Page 603, Entry 13 Compendium of Characters (Zihui): Pronounced tun (rising tone). It is the rising tone of the character pronounced tun. It means water pushing an object. Summary of the Forest of Characters (Zilin Cuoyao): A person floating on water is called tuan, while a person submerged under water is called ni (drowning).