Hai Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fish (yú) Character: 鱃 Kangxi strokes: 22 Page 1477, Entry 21 Collected Rimes (Jiyun): Pronounced qiu. Broad Elegance (Boya): A carp. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): In the Cangti River there are many qiu fish, shaped like a carp but with a large head. Commentary: This is the same as the character for shrimp-loach. Also written in a variant form (qiu). Supplement to the Materia Medica (Bencao Shiyi): The qiu fish is the bighead carp.