You Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Shell (bèi) Character: Long Kangxi Stroke Count: 23 Page 1213, Entry 15 According to the Extensive Rhyme Dictionary (Guangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is long (falling tone). It signifies poverty. Additionally, according to the Jade Compendium (Yupian), it describes the appearance of a dragon.