Hai Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Bird (niǎo) Wu Kangxi stroke count: 18 Page 1491, Entry 08 Pronounced wu Parrot, a bird capable of human speech. Book of Rites (Liji), Section on Miscellaneous Customs (Quli): Parrots can speak, but they do not depart from the nature of birds. Guo Pu stated: Some have green feathers and red beaks, with tongues like those of children, and some have five colors, some are white, and some are red. Generally, birds have four toes, three pointing forward and one pointing backward. This bird has two toes pointing backward. Classic of Birds (Qin Jing): A parrot, when stroked on its back, will squawk. Orthography Guide (Zhengzitong): Same as the variant form.