Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Woman (nǚ) Character: Chuo Kangxi Strokes: 11 Page 265, Entry 13 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced chuo. Chuo yue, beautiful appearance. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced di. Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): Woman is ill. Also, pronounced nao. Meaning is the same. Used interchangeably with the characters meaning graceful or flexible.