Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: Zuai Kangxi Stroke Count: 15 Page 206, Entry 24 Pronounced chuai As defined in the Yu Pian (Yu Pian), to consume a piece of meat in one bite. As recorded in the Book of Rites (Liji), specifically in the section on minor rules of deportment, do not bite off chunks of roasted meat. Also means to gnaw. As recorded in the Mencius (Mengzi), flies and gnats temporarily swarm to feed upon it. Annotation: The term indicates feeding together upon something. As recorded in the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), sometimes also written in variant forms (chuò) and (chè).