Hai Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Horse (mǎ)
Donkey; Kangxi stroke count: 26; Page 1446, Entry 40
Tang Rhyme (Tangyun): Pronounced lu. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced lu.
Jade Chapter (Yupian): Resembles a horse with long ears.
Correct Character Guide (Zhengzitong): The donkey has long cheeks, a broad forehead, and a long tail; it comes in brown, white, and black colors. It brays at the noon hour and at the beginning of the fifth watch, coordinating with the water clock.
Furthermore, Correct Character Guide (Zhengzitong): In Jurchen and Liaodong, there are wild donkeys; they resemble donkeys but are piebald in color, and people eat them.
Also, Classified Matters of Combined Jades (Hebishilei): The mole rat (qu) is called a small donkey by the people of Qin. The original character for qu was formed with the radical for mouse and the character for tool.