Hai Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fish (yú) Character: ling Kangxi Strokes: 16 Page 1467, Entry 11 According to the Tang Rhyme (Tangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is ling. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it refers to insects that move in a connected and winding manner. Furthermore, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is ling. The meaning is the same. Additionally, according to the Five Sounds Collected Rhymes (Wuyin Jiyun), the pronunciation is lin. It is the same as the character for scale. It refers to fish scales.