Hai Collection, Lower Volume
Radical: Fish (yú)
Character: 鰦
Kangxi Stroke Count: 21
Page 1476, Entry 01
Guangyun: Pronounced zi.
Jiyun: Pronounced zi.
The pronunciation is identical to zi. It is the name of a type of fish.
Erya: Explanation of Fishes (Erya: Shiyu) records: Qiu is the black zi.
Commentary: Explains that it is also the white tiao fish.
Sub-commentary: Clarifies that qiu is another name for the black zi.
Six Writings Explained (Liushu gu): Describes this fish as currently living in brackish water, measuring no more than one foot in length, with a round, thick body and a pointed, protruding, and fleshy head, commonly known as zi. This fish is also found in the sea.
Correction: In the original text of Six Writings Explained (Liushu gu), the phrase describing the body and head has been corrected from the original version to read round body and hammer-shaped head.