Hai Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Bird (niǎo) Character: Cormorant Kangxi Stroke Count: 27 Page 1504, Entry 14 Pronounced lu. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to a cormorant. According to the Strange Things Record (Yiwu Zhi) by Yang Fu, the cormorant does not lay eggs; it gives birth to live young. They are born in groups, often seven or eight, or as few as five or six, born in a continuous succession. For further details, see the entry for the character cormorant. Also pronounced lu. According to the Literary Expositor (Erya), specifically the chapter on birds, it is defined as a pheasant-like bird. The commentary by Guo Pu states that this is not yet fully understood.