Hai Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Bird (niǎo) Xun Kangxi Strokes: 21 Page 1497, Entry 02 Jade Compendium (Yupian): Pronounced sun. It refers to the laughing dove. It is a bird known for moving with great speed. Originally written as the character for falcon. Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) states: The falcon is a fierce bird. Lu Ji states: The people of Qi refer to it as the striking conqueror. Others call it the shoulder-percher. It is also called the sparrow hawk. In spring, it transforms into a cuckoo. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing) records: To the south of the Kaiming Beast, there is the xun. Note: It is the eagle.