Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Boat (zhōu) Ling Kangxi stroke count: 11 Page 1010, Entry 03 Guangyun (Broad Rhymes) and Jiyun (Combined Rhymes) state it is pronounced ling. Yupian (Jade Chapters) states it is the same. It refers to a small boat with a cabin. Guangyun (Broad Rhymes) states it is a boat with windows. Verses of Chu (Chuci), Nine Chapters (Jiuzhang): I ride in a covered boat up the Yuan River. Commentary: A covered boat is a boat with windows. Huainanzi (Huainanzi), Basic Truth (Chuzhenxun): Yue boats and Shu rafts cannot float without water. Commentary: A covered boat is a small boat.