Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Fish (yú) Character: lin Kangxi stroke count: 23 Page 1478, Entry 03 Pronounced lin. Shuowen Jiezi (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters): Fish scales. Yupian (Jade Chapters): The scales of fish and dragons. Book of Rites (Zhouli), Office of Earth, Grand Minister of Education: The animals appropriate to it are the scaly creatures. Commentary: Scales belong to the category of the dragon. Book of Rites (Liji), Monthly Ordinances: The insects are the scaly ones. Commentary: The category of dragons and snakes. Huainanzi (Huainan Masters), Treatise on Topography: All scaly creatures are born from common fish. Zhengzitong (True Character Guide): The double-scale fish is produced in the waters of Dongyang Mountain, Shimen County, Huguang. Its scales have two layers, differing from other fish, and its taste is rich and delicious. Also a surname. Zuo Zhuan (Zuo Commentary), 16th Year of Duke Wen: Lin Ju served as Minister of Education. Leipian (Categorized Chapters): Sometimes written in a variant form. This entry is missing four characters, including one space. Now corrected in the middle.