Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Black (hēi) Character: Mei Kangxi Stroke Count: 19 Page 1520, Entry 14 Compendium of Characters (Zihui bu): Pronounced mei (rising tone). The dark, sallow appearance of a complexion. Liezi, Yellow Emperor Chapter: Skin color is sallow and dark. Also, in Six Classics Hidden Meanings (Liujing suoyin): The same as mold (mei).