Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Fish (yú) Character: Ru Kangxi strokes: 25 Page 1479, Entry 29 Pronounced ru. Name of a fish. A fish with a human face. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing) states: In the Jiyi Marsh, there are many red ru. Its shape is like a fish but it has a human face, its sound is like a mandarin duck, and eating its meat prevents one from developing scabies.