Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Feather (yǔ) Ling Kangxi stroke count: 11 Page 956, Entry 16 According to Broad Rimes (Guangyun), Collected Rimes (Jiyun), and Dictionary of Rimes (Yunhui), the pronunciation is ling (level tone). According to Analytical Dictionary of Chinese Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), newly added characters section: it refers to feathers. According to Jade Chapter (Yupian): it refers to the feathers on an arrow. Also, white ling sparrow; a name of a melody from the Yuan dynasty. See Records of Farming and Idle Hours (Chuo Geng Lu).