Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Woman (nǚ) Ao Kangxi Stroke Count: 14 Page 270, Entry 24 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced ao (falling tone) Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced ao (falling tone) Sound: ao Explanation of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): To slight or treat with contempt. Interchanged with ao (arrogant).