Hai Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fish (yú) Le Kangxi stroke count: 22 Page 1476, Entry 31 Collection of Characters (Pianhai): Pronounced le. Correction of Popular Errors (Zhengzitong): The le fish swims to the surface of the sea during the fourth month, and fishermen catch it by listening for the sound of the water. Its shape resembles the shad, with a small head and fine scales; the lower part of its abdomen has hard spines. When dried in the sun, it is called le xiang.