Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Fish (yú) Character: Horseshoe crab Kangxi stroke count: 24 Page 1478, Entry 01 Pronounced gou. A type of fish. It resembles a crab and its eggs can be made into a condiment. Classic of Mountains and Seas Commentary (Shanhaijing Zhu): The horseshoe crab resembles a Huijuan cap in shape, is dark blue-black in color, has twelve feet, and grows to five or six feet in length. It looks like a crab, and the female often carries the male on its back; when fishermen catch one, they are sure to get a pair. The eggs resemble hemp seeds, and people in the south use them to make a condiment. Record of Strange Things from Lingnan (Lingbiao Yilu): The male is small and the female is large; when in the water, the male floats while the female remains at the bottom. Zuo Si, Rhapsody on the Capital of Wu (Wu Du Fu): Riding upon horseshoe crabs, giant turtles, and Chinese alligators. Also known as Houmei. Guo Pu, Rhapsody on the Yangtze River (Jiang Fu): The Ni and the Houmei. Also pronounced wo. Also pronounced gou. Also pronounced wo. The meaning is the same.