Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Bird (niǎo) 鴨 Kangxi Strokes: 16 Page 1487, Entry 01 Ancient form: 鵪 Pronounced ya (dipped tone) Jade Chapters (Yupian): A small bird. Approaching Elegance (Erya), Explanation of Birds: The shu-fu (domestic duck), the wu (wild duck). Annotation: The same as the fu (mallard duck). Bird Classic (Qin jing): When a duck calls, it makes a sound like jia-jia, which sounds as if it is calling its own name. The wild duck can fly very high, while the domestic duck moves slowly and cannot fly, which is why it is called the shu-fu. Broad Elegance (Guangya): Another name is pi; it is also written as the variant form bi (bì). Also a river name, the Yalu. Old Tang History (Tangshu), Treatise on Geography: The Mazi River originates at White Mountain. The color of the water resembles a duck head, so it is called the Yalu River, which is the present-day Yalu River. Also rhyming with ye (glottal stop tone): Su Shi, Painting of Geese Poem: Walking slowly with a leisurely and self-contented manner, every move has its own rhythm. I am old and frail, living as a guest by the lakes and rivers; among my companions are mixed geese and ducks. Also rhyming with yi (glottal stop tone): Su Shi, Qiting Poem: Knowing that I have braved the cold to come, their kindness in inviting me to drink is very urgent. The sound of clapping hands startles the neighbors, as we circle the village to catch geese and ducks. Explaining Graphs (Shuowen): Composed of the radical for bird and the phonetic component jia. Jade Chapters (Yupian): Also written as the variant form (yā), and separately written as the variant form (yā).