Hai Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fish (yú) Entry: 鱢 Kangxi stroke count: 24 Page 1479, Entry 04 Pronounced sao (level tone). According to the Shuo Wen (an etymological dictionary), it refers to a fishy odor. The Book of Rites of Zhou (Zhouli) states: "To provide fat and fishy-smelling oil." Note: In the current edition of the Book of Rites of Zhou, under the section concerning the royal chefs, it is written with the variant character for sao.