Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: Ai Kangxi stroke count: 14 Page 205, Entry 09 Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced ya. Identical to ai. Sometimes written in a variant form, referring to a dog intending to bite. Guanzi (Guanzi), Warning Chapter: In the northern outskirts there is a dog growling, wanting to bite my boar every morning and evening.