Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Chi Kangxi stroke count: 10 Page 190, Entry 12 As noted in the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced xia (falling-rising tone), with the same pronunciation as the word for a crack or fissure. It is a simplified form of the character for to scare or intimidate. For a detailed explanation, please refer to the annotations for the character for to scare or intimidate.