Wu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Jade (yù) Li Kangxi stroke count: 11 Page 730, Entry 14 Pronounced li (falling tone). Shuowen Jiezi (Dictionary of Explanations of Characters): A type of clam. Rhyme Collection (Yunhui): Likely refers to the modern oyster family. Guo Pu, Rhapsody on the Yangtze (Jiangfu): The li and liu stones, the black jade and crimson gems. Commentary: Li is pronounced li (falling tone). A type of clam. Jade Fragments (Yupian): A decorative ornament for a sword sheath. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes (Xiaoya): The sword sheath and its fittings are adorned with li. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced li (falling tone). Same meaning. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes written as a variant form (die).