Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Black (hēi) Kangxi strokes: 20 Page 1520, Entry 35 Pronounced li (rising tone). Jade Chapters (Yupian): Black. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Black and yellow. Strategies of the Warring States (Zhanguo Ce): The yellow of the black-and-yellow ox is like a tiger. Also, according to the Literary Expositor (Erya), in the section Explaining Birds: The oriole is black-and-yellow. Commentary: Its color is dark black and yellow, hence the name. Alternatively written as li. Strategies of the Warring States (Zhanguo Ce): Face and eyes are dark and black. Alternatively written as li. Book of Documents (Shujing), in the section Tribute of Yu (Yu Gong): Its soil is green-black. Commentary: The color is green-black and the soil is fertile. Pronounced li (level tone). Also pronounced lai (level tone). Meaning is the same. Alternatively written as a variant form (li).