Yin Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Broad (guǎng) Kangxi Strokes: 13 Page 349, Entry 06 Pronounced liù. Shuowen (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters): The center of a courtyard. Yupian (Jade Chapters): The eaves of a house. Liu Xiang, Nine Laments (Jiutan): Striking at slanderous thieves in the center of the hall. Note: The center of the hall, the middle of the room. Yupian (Jade Chapters): Also written in the variant form liù. Also, Erya (Approaching Elegance), Interpretation of Palaces: The main roof beam is called a liù. Note: The great beam of a house. Commentary: The great beam is also known as a liù.