You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Speech (yán) Piao Kangxi Stroke Count: 18 Page 1177, Entry 04 According to the Sound Compendium (Jiyun) and the Classified Categorization (Leipian), it is pronounced biao. It refers to speaking with restraint. Also, according to the Sound Compendium (Jiyun) and the Classified Categorization (Leipian), it is pronounced piao. It refers to speech that is flippant. According to the Correct Character Guide (Zhengzitong), this was originally written with the speech radical.