Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Bird (niǎo) Xue Kangxi strokes: 24 Page 1502, Entry 14 Pronounced wo. Erya (Erya): Explanations of Birds states: Xue is a mountain magpie. Guo commentary states: It resembles a magpie but has colorful markings, a long tail, and red beak and feet. The sub-commentary states: The mountain magpie is also known as Xue. Shuowen (Shuowen): A bird that knows future events. The Explanations of Characters states: It can imitate the sounds of hawks and falcons, and it has a vicious nature. When members of its own kind meet, they fight. Pronounced xue. A small dove. Zhuangzi (Zhuangzi): Free and Easy Wandering states: The cicada and the small dove laugh at him. Also written in the variant form xue. Pronounced wo. Also pronounced hua. Meaning same as above.