Hai Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fish (yú) Character: qiu Kangxi strokes: 22 Page 1477, Entry 01 Pronounced qu. Shuowen Jiezi (Explaining Single-component Characters and Analyzing Compound Characters): A type of fish. It resembles a shrimp but lacks feet. It is one inch long, as thick as a hairpin, and originates from Liaodong. Also, pronounced yu. Also pronounced yu. Also pronounced ou. The meaning is the same.