Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Entry: Piao Kangxi strokes: 19 Page 659, Entry 05 Pronounced biao. Piao piao, the appearance of heavy snow. Book of Odes (Shijing): The snow falls heavily. Also pronounced biao according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun). Also pronounced piao according to the Extensive Dictionary of Rhymes (Guangyun), the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun). Also pronounced biao according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and also pronounced biao in the departing tone. Meanings are the same.