Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Boat (zhōu) Character: Yu Kangxi stroke count: 13 Page 1011, Entry 06 Pronounced yu. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), the term yuhuang refers to a type of boat. As written in the Rhapsody on the Yangtze River (Jiang Fu) by Guo Pu, it drifts like flying clouds, carrying the yuhuang boats. In the Volume on Broad Analogies from the Master Who Embraces Simplicity (Baopuzi), it describes the yuhuang boat with its bird-shaped prow as a superior vessel for crossing the river. According to the Long Commentary on Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Changjian), the boat belonging to King Helu of Wu was named Yuhuang, meaning the boat of the sovereign. Later, it was written using the character for yu. It is also used as a personal name. In the Illustrations of Antiquities (Bogu Tu), there is a sacrificial vessel belonging to a person of the Zhou dynasty named Shi Yu.