Hai Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fish (yú) Lian Kangxi strokes: 22 Page 1476, Entry 26 Pronounced lian (level tone) According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it is the name of a fish. According to the Fine Explanations (Boya), it is the same as a shu fish. In the Commentary on the Plants, Trees, Insects, and Fish (Caomu Chongyu Shu) by Lu Ji, it is noted that people in Xuzhou call the shu fish a lian. In the Rhapsody on the River (Jiangfu) by Guo Pu, it is mentioned as the ling, li, yao, and lian fish. Furthermore, according to the Corrected Character Mastery (Zhengzitong), the yong fish is similar to the lian. It is colloquially called the black lian.