Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Bird (niǎo) Character: Shuang Kangxi strokes: 22 Page 1499, Entry 24 Pronounced shuang. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), the shusu-shuang is a mythical bird from the west. The Correct Meaning Collection (Zhengzitong) notes that this bird has a long neck and green feathers, resembling a wild goose; its skin can be used to make fur coats. In the Rhapsody on the Capital of Shu (Shudu Fu) by Yang Xiong, it is mentioned as the jian-shusu-shuang. The Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Sima Xiangru, records that when Sima Xiangru was poor, he pawned a shusu-shuang fur coat for wine. It is also written in a variant form (susu). It also refers to the name of a horse. The Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), Year 3 of Duke Ding, records that Duke Cheng of Tang had two susu horses. The Commentary (Shu) explains that the susu bird has feathers resembling white silk and possesses a high head and long neck; the horse resembles this bird. The common form is written as shuang. Also pronounced shuang. According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), the shuangjiu is a hawk. It is also written in a variant form (shuang). The Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), Year 20 of Duke Zhao, records that Yanzi said the Shuangjiu clan originally lived in this place. The Commentary (Zhu) notes that the Shuangjiu clan was the Minister of Justice under the Shaohao clan.