Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Deer (lù) Pronounced ling Kangxi Stroke Count: 28 Page 1512, Entry 03 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collection Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui): Pronounced ling. Explanation of Graphs (Shuowen): A large sheep with slender horns. Jade Chapters (Yupian): An antelope. The horns are used in medicine. Literary Expositor (Erya), Explaining Beasts: The ling is a large sheep. Commentary: The antelope resembles a sheep but is larger, with round and sharp horns, dwelling often among mountain cliffs. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): Mount Cui, on its northern slope there are many yak, antelope, and musk deer. Commonly abbreviated as ling. Record of the World (Huanyuzhi): In the high stone mountains of Annam, antelope are found; they have one horn, which is extremely hard and capable of crushing metal and stone. Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui): Antelope horns have circular, crowded winding patterns; at night, they hang their horns on trees to prevent harm. Textual Research: The phrase resembling a sheep but larger, with horns slender and round and sharp, has been corrected according to the original text of the Literary Expositor to read antelope, resembles a sheep but is larger, with horns round and sharp.