Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Xian Kangxi strokes: 11 Page 625, Entry 25 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced xian. Name of a river. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanjaijing): The Li River flows east and empties into the Xian River. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced xian; Rhyme Collection (Yunhui): Pronounced xian; Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced xian. Meaning is the same. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced jian. A small ditch. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced hu; Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced hu. Name of a river. Located in Gaoling.