Wu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Jade (yù) Xī Kangxi Stroke Count: 12 Page 733, Entry 12 Supplement to the Collection of Characters (Zihui bu): Pronounced xī. The pronunciation is the same as xī. Used in personal names. In the tenth year of the Tianfu era of the Later Jin dynasty, Emperor Taizong of Liao appointed Liu Xī as the Protector-General of the Western Capital. Examination of Discrepancies in the Comprehensive Mirror (Tongjian kaoyi): The Veritable Records (Shilu) writes this as xī. Some also say the name is written as xī.