Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Bird (niǎo) Mei Kangxi stroke count: 20 Page 1495, Entry 11 Pronounced mei. Expanded Dictionary of Sounds (Guangyun): Pronounced mei. Compendium of Sounds (Jiyun): Pronounced mei. Jade Chapters (Yupian): Meigua, a type of bird. Approaching Elegance (Erya), Interpretation of Birds: Written as migua.