Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Entry: xi Kangxi stroke count: 15 Page 645, Entry 02 According to the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Rhyme Gathering (Yunhui), the pronunciation is xi (rising tone). The appearance of flowing water. Another interpretation suggests the meaning of to moisten or to be glossy. Elegies of Chu (Chu Ci), Summoning the Recluse: The desolate, desolate appearance. Commentary: Like downy hair on clothing that appears damp.