Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Xiaoxiao Kangxi stroke count: 20 Page 660, Entry 08 Pronounced xiao. Xiaoxiao describes the appearance of wind and rain falling in a rapid and violent manner. Book of Odes (Shijing): The wind and rain are xiaoxiao. Also the name of a river. Geography Record (Guangyuji): The Xiao River is located outside the city of Yongzhou Prefecture; its source originates from Nine Doubts Mountain (Jiuyishan). Commentary on the Classic of Water (Shuijingzhu): Xiao refers to water that is clear and deep. In the Rhyme Collection (Jiyun), it is sometimes also written in a variant form (su).