Hai Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Bird (niǎo). Character: Hu. Kangxi dictionary strokes: 21. Page 1496, Entry 18. Tang Dynasty Rhymes (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): pronounced gu. Explanations: According to Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): A type of small bird. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian): A turtle dove. According to the Erya, Explaining Birds (Erya, Shiniaoju): Known as the gujiu, or huzhou. Commentary: It resembles a mountain sparrow but is smaller, with a short tail and a blue-black color. It is vocal, and in the region east of the Yangtze River, it is called huzhou. According to the Materia Medica (Bencao): The huzhou is also known as the huchao. Northern people call it the lou bird. According to Zhang Heng, Rhapsody on the Eastern Capital (Dongjing Fu): The huchao sings in the spring. According to the Correct Character Guide (Zhengzitong): The hu has many meanings. In winter, it gathers small birds until its grip is full, warming its claws and palms in the night, only to release them at dawn. The Classic of Birds (Qin Jing) states: The hu does not attack a pregnant animal. Li Yong, Rhapsody on the Hu (Hu Fu) states: It manages the whole dove to warm itself, then releases it the next morning. Also, the name of an official post. According to the Zuo Commentary (Zuo Zhuan), Seventeenth Year of Duke Zhao: The huzhou clan were officials in charge of affairs. Also, a type of boat. According to the Record of Strange Names of Sea Objects (Haiwu Yiming Ji): When the Yue people engage in naval warfare, they use a boat called the haihu. It travels through rapid currents and surging waves without sinking. Also, according to the Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced hua. The meaning is the same. Also, according to the Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced hu. According to the Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun): Hu is the name of a bird. It belongs to the hawk family. Also, regarding the Uyghurs (Huihu). According to the History of the Tang Dynasty (Tang Shu), Biography of the Uyghurs: During the Northern Wei dynasty, they were known as the Gaoche tribe. During the Sui dynasty, they were called Weihe, and also Huihe. During the reign of Emperor Dezong, they requested to be renamed Huihu.