Hai Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Ghost (guǐ) Character: chǒu Kangxi Stroke Count: 24 Page 1463, Entry 20 Pronounced chang (level tone) according to Broad Rimes (Guangyun). Pronounced chi (rising tone) according to Collected Rimes (Jiyun). The pronunciation is the same as the character chǒu (ugly). Book of Odes (Shijing), Zheng Airs: Contains the line "Do not abandon me." Commentary (Zhuān): Explains that chǒu means to discard. Sub-commentary (Jiān): Explains that it also means to loathe. Sub-commentary (Shū): Explains that chǒu and chǒu (ugly) are ancient and modern variations of the same character. Explanation of Texts (Shiwen): Records that for chǒu, some versions are written in a variant form. It is also written in another variant form. Also, pronounced shi (level tone) according to Broad Rimes (Guangyun). Pronounced shi (level tone) according to Collected Rimes (Jiyun). The pronunciation is the same as the character chóu (to pay back; to hate). The meaning is the same.