Hai Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fish (yú) Character: Eel Kangxi Strokes: 22 Page 1477, Entry 07 Pronounced man. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), a type of fish. According to the Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun), the manli refers to a fish. According to the Materia Medica (Bencao), the eel is similar to the swamp eel but has a large belly. According to the Comprehensive Elegance (Tongya), Guilin has a stone eel that emerges from caves and has a cooling property. Also pronounced wan. The meaning is the same.