Zi Collection, Upper Volume, Page 11, Entry 03 Radical: Water (shuǐ) Pronounced xie (falling tone) In the "Guangyun" and "Jiyun", the fanqie for this character is "xian jie qie", pronounced the same as "xie". The "Yupian" explains it as "xie qian", referring to the appearance of flowing water. Another explanation describes the form of water. The "Jiyun" records that this character is sometimes written as "qian", and also as "xie".