Hai Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fish (yú) Character: Diao Kangxi stroke count: 19 Page 1472, Entry 01 Pronounced diao. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to the fragile part at the end of a bone. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it is the name of a fish. According to the Classified Chapters (Leipian), it is sometimes written in a variant form (diao). Research notes: In the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), the text reads as the fragile part of a bone. In accordance with the original text, the character zhuan has been corrected to duan.