Hai Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Bird (niǎo) Character: Qián Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 1483, Entry 13 Pronounced qián. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): A bird with a hooked beak. Jade Chapter (Yupian): A bird pecking at food. Also pronounced qín. Meaning same as above. Also pronounced yǎn. A type of bird. Explained in the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen): Written as qín.