Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Entry: Yi Kangxi stroke count: 21 Page 661, Entry 11 Pronounced yi. Same as the character yi. A name of a river. According to the Shuowen Jiezi, the river originates in Mixian, Henan, and flows east into the Ying River. Also, a flowing stream that gathers and leaks is called yi. In the Rhapsody on the Yangtze River (Jiangfu) by Guo Pu, it is mentioned as being steep and flooded. Also pronounced chi. The meaning is the same. Also pronounced chi. Describes the appearance of water. In the Huainanzi (Huainanzi), it refers to a flowing, rapid current. The original form of the character is composed of rice and wing.