Chou Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Mouth (kǒu)
Character: Chao
Kangxi strokes: 15
Page 207, Entry 08
Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced chao.
Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): The meaning of to tease or ridicule.
Yupian: To ridicule or banter with one another.
Biography of Yang Xiong in the History of the Former Han Dynasty (Qian Han Shu): Holding a gecko while ridiculing a turtle-dragon.
Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): Also written as zhou.
Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes also written as tiao.
Textual Research:
In the Biography of Yang Xiong in the History of the Former Han Dynasty, the text mentions holding a gecko while ridiculing a turtle-dragon. Based on the original text, this has been corrected to gecko.