Hai Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Bird (niǎo) E Kangxi strokes: 18 Page 1490, Entry 06 Ancient text. Pronounced e. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen) states: It is the gē é. It has a long neck and is good at calling; its head is held high as if proud, hence it is called e. Piya states: The goose has a neck like a tumor; currently in the Jiangdong region, it is called gē. Li Shizhen says: The goose has green eyes, a yellow beak, and red webbed feet; it is good at swimming and calls at night in response to the watch drum. The Classic of Birds (Qin Jing) says: Those whose feet are close to the tail are able to walk; geese and ducks are like this. When a goose sees an animal of a different species, it spreads its wings and calls. Another name for it is house goose (jia yan). It is also called leisurely goose (shu yan). It is also called lán lóu. Also, Erya, Interpretation of Birds (Erya, Shi Niao): The leisurely goose is the goose. Li Xun says: Wild ones are called geese, and domesticated ones are called geese. Bencao Zhu states: There is also the wild goose, larger than a regular goose, resembling a domesticated gray goose, called the jiā é. Also, The Classic of Birds (Qin Jing): When a goose calls, the yù (a mythical creature) sinks into the water. If geese are raised in a garden, snakes will stay far away. Also, Strange Things of Lingnan (Lingnan Yiwu Zhi): The southern tribes collect the fine down from the goose's belly to make clothes and quilts. Also, Record of Extraordinary Visions (Dongming Ji): When the sun rises, it holds its wings and dances; it is called the joy-white goose. Also, a name for a military formation. Zuo Commentary (Zuo Zhuan), 21st Year of Duke Zhao: Zheng Pian offered to form the stork formation, and his charioteer offered to form the goose formation. Also, a person's name. Rong Jia'e was a grand officer of the State of Lu, Cheng Bo. Also, a type of grass. Black goose. Guanzi, Discourse on Land and Personnel (Guanzi, Diyuan Pian): Its species are the upland rice, black goose, and horse-taming grass. Also, goose-hugging is also the name of a grass. See Materia Medica (Bencao).