Hai Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fish (yú) Character: Jian Kangxi strokes: 22 Page 1477, Entry 02 Broad Rimes (Guangyun): Pronounced jian. Compendium of Rimes (Jiyun): Pronounced jian. The larger variety of the snakehead fish is called jian. For details, see the previous entry for the tong character.