Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Fish (yú) Character: ba Kangxi stroke count: 23 Page 1478, Entry 05 According to the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), the pronunciation is bo. It is the same as the character ba. It describes a fish swishing its tail. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it describes a long tail. In the Book of Odes (Shijing), within the Odes of Wei, it is written that the sturgeon is active. The Explanations of Text (Shiwen) notes that the Han version of the Book of Odes uses the character ba. Additionally, according to the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is po. The meaning is the same.