Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Bird (niǎo) Character: He Kangxi Stroke Count: 27 Page 1504, Entry 16 Correct Meaning (Zhengzitong): The same as the character for crane (he). Huainanzi, Overview of the Obscure (Huainanzi Lanmingxun): Large swans and cranes. Records of the Grand Historian, Hereditary House of Wei (Shiji Weishejia): Duke Yi was fond of cranes. Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan): Written as the character for crane (he).