Chou Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Earth (tǔ) Entry: 塷 Kangxi Strokes: 14 Page 236, Entry 43 Compendium of Phonetics (Jiyun): Pronounced long (rising tone). Same as the character for brine or saline soil. It refers to saline land in the west. The character for brine is sometimes written with the earth radical, or alternatively written in a different form.