Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Bird (niǎo) Character: Xi Kangxi strokes: 24 Page 1502, Entry 27 Pronounced xi. Broad Rimes (Guangyun): Xi (level tone). Collected Rimes (Jiyun), Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui), Correct Rimes (Zhengyun): Xi (level tone). Broad Rimes (Guangyun): The xi-xi is a water bird. Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen): Written as xi. Expanded Records (Piya): The xi-xi is a bird of five colors with a tail shaped like a boat; it lives in mountains and marshes. It is free from poisonous vapors, and its roosting habits appear as if governed by royal decree; hence it is called xi-xi.