Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Dragon (lóng) Character: Ling Kangxi stroke count: 33 Page 1537, Entry 21 Ancient text records: Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) state the pronunciation is ling (rising tone). Discussing Writing and Explaining Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) defines it as dragon. Furthermore, Jade Compendium (Yupian) records: Sometimes written in the variant form long, and also written as ling. The meaning is divine spirit, or it indicates something beautiful or virtuous.