Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Entry: Qiang Kangxi Dictionary strokes: 15 Page 453, Entry 02 According to the Sound Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Rhyme Gathering (Yunhui), pronounced qiang (falling tone). Same as the character meaning a snare. According to the Forest of Characters (Zilin), it means to set a net on the road. Another definition states it means using a bow to snare birds and beasts. According to the Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun), it means to set a trap to capture beasts. The character is written with the radical for hand combined with the component for strong.