Si Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Dog (quǎn) 獒 Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 718, Entry 02 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced ao (rising tone). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced ao (level tone). Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): A dog that is like a human heart and can be directed. Approaching Literary Annotations (Erya): A dog that is four feet tall is called an ao. Book of Documents (Shujing): The Western Lu presented their tribute of these ao dogs. Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan): The Duke set that ao dog upon him. Commentary: A fierce dog. Gongyang Tradition (Gongyangzhuan): Duke Ling had a Zhou dog, which was called an ao.