Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Fish (yú) Kangxi Strokes: 21 Page 1476, Entry 02 Pronounced qi The bones on a fish's back. Book of Rites (Liji), Section on Minor Ceremonial Usages (Shaoyi): In summer, the right fin. Commentary: This refers to the ridge or spine. Sub-commentary: In summer, the yang energy is in the fish's spine, so the right side is the fish fin. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Sima Xiangru: Raising the fins and flapping the tails. Commentary: The Correct Meaning says: A fin is the fin on a fish's back. Also, according to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it is the same as the character for a type of fish. The name of a fish. Also, it belongs to the category of salted fish.