Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Entry: Wa Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 646, Entry 24 Pronounced wa. Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters): Clear water. Another meaning is a depression. Yupian (Jade Chapters): Water collected in an ox hoof print. Laozi (Dao De Jing): If it is a depression, it will be filled. Also written in a variant form (wa). Also, pronounced wa. Same as the variant form (wa). A deep pool. Also, pronounced ying. Also, pronounced ying. Meaning is the same.