Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Fish (yú) Kangxi Strokes: 20 Page 1475, Entry 01 According to the Guangyun, the pronunciation is e (falling tone). According to the Jiyun and Zhengyun, the pronunciation is e (falling tone). The sound is identical to e (falling tone). The character is sometimes written in a variant form (è). It is the name of a type of fish. It resembles a lizard and is found in the Rinan region. The Record of Investigations of Things (Bowuzhi) notes: In the South Sea, there is a crocodile, similar in shape to a tuo (Chinese alligator). If one cuts off its head and dries it, and pulls out its teeth, they can grow back; this process can occur three times before stopping. Zuo Si’s Rhapsody on the Capital of Wu (Wudu Fu) mentions the bi, jing, and e. The commentary explains: The crocodile is over twenty feet long, has four legs, and resembles a tuo. Its snout is three feet long, and its teeth are extremely sharp. When tigers and large deer cross the water, the crocodile attacks them and is capable of biting their bodies in two. In the Leipian, it is sometimes written in a variant form (è). For detailed information, please refer to the entry for the character e.