Hai Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fish (yú) Kangxi strokes: 21 Page 1476, Entry 17 Pronounced qi. The bones on the spine of a fish. Book of Rites (Liji), section on Minor Etiquette (Shaoyi): In summer, the right side is the dorsal fin. Commentary: This refers to the spine. Sub-commentary: In summer, the yang energy is in the fish spine, therefore the right side is the fin. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Sima Xiangru: Raising the dorsal fin and brandishing the tail. Commentary: The Correct Meaning (Zhengyi) states: The fin is the bristly hair on a fish's back. Also, according to the Jade Compendium (Yupian), it is the same as the character for a type of fish name or a category of salted fish.