Hai Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Bird (niǎo) Zhe Kangxi strokes: 22 Page 1498, Entry 02 Pronounced zhe Name of a bird. The francolin, also known as the Yue pheasant. According to the Classic of Birds (Qin Jing), it is a bird that follows the sun. According to Cui Bao’s Notes on Past and Present (Gujin Zhu), the francolin comes from the south, flies toward the sun, fears frost and dew, and rarely appears in the early morning or late evening.