Hai Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Bird (niǎo) O (é) Kangxi brush strokes: 20 Page 1494, Entry 03 Pronounced e Comprehensive Dictionary of Sounds (Guangyun): Pronounced e Collection of Sounds (Jiyun) and Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui): Pronounced e Comprehensive Lexicon (Yupian): The eagle is the osprey. Shigu says: This is a fierce bird that is good at attacking, belonging to the hawk and falcon category. Lu Dian says: The osprey is by nature fond of standing still; once it has stood, it does not change its position. This is what is known as the osprey stance. Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao): It also has the names fish hawk, eagle chicken, and lower-cave bird. History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu), Biography of Zou Yang: Even a hundred birds of prey cannot compare to a single osprey. Correct Meaning Guide (Zhengzitong): The osprey flies over the water surface and beats the water to make the fish surface, then eats them; therefore, it is also called the boiling-wave bird.