Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) 涸 Kangxi Strokes: 12 Page 628, Entry 19 Pronounced he. Book of Erya (Erya), Explaining Ancient Words (Shigu): To become exhausted. Book of Rites (Liji), Monthly Ordinances (Yueling): In the middle month of autumn, the water begins to dry up. Also pronounced hu. Meaning is the same. Book of Explaining and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): Also written in a variant form.