Hai Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fish (yú) Character: Sao Kangxi strokes: 21 Page 1475, Entry 31 Broad Rimes (Guangyun) and Collected Rimes (Jiyun) state: Pronounced sao. It is the name of a type of fish. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing) records: The Wei River flows eastward into the Yellow River, and in its waters, there are many sao fish. Its appearance is similar to that of a sturgeon, and when this fish swims, local areas will experience great warfare.