Hai Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fish (yú) Character: Zī Kangxi Stroke Count: 19 Page 1472, Entry 01 Pronounced zi. Name of a fish. Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao): The zī fish resembles a carp. It has a round body, a flat head, and soft bones. It lives in the shallow waters of rivers and seas. Rhapsody on the Capital of Wu (Wudu Fu) by Zuo Si: Sharks and zī fish like the pipa. Commentary: The zī fish resembles a salamander, measuring seven feet long. They are found in the coastal regions near Kuaiji in the land of Wu.