Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Boat (zhōu) Entry: Die Kangxi Stroke Count: 17 Page 1012, Entry 26 According to the Extensive Dictionary of Sounds and Meanings (Guangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is dang and gai, resulting in the sound dai. According to the Extensive Dictionary of Sounds and Meanings (Guangyun), it refers to a narrow boat. According to the Dialects (Fangyan) by Yang Xiong, a long and thin boat is called a die.