Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Entry: Ai Kangxi stroke count: 18 Page 657, Entry 09 According to Compilation of Rhymes (Jiyun) and Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), pronounced ai (falling-rising tone). An-ai describes a gloomy or overcast state. Another definition describes the appearance of cloud vapor. From Hymns for Suburban Sacrifices in the History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu), the dew falls at night, and the day is overcast. Also, according to Compilation of Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced ke (entering tone). It refers to a boat running aground on sand.