Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Meat (ròu) Cou Kangxi Stroke Count: 15 Page 988, Entry 09 Collected Rimes (Jiyun), Dictionary of Rimes (Yunhui), and Correct Rimes (Zhengyun) state it is pronounced cou. It refers to the pores of the skin or the spaces between the fibers of the muscles. Ceremonial Rites (Yili), Section on Village Drinking Rites: All present the right side with the pores facing forward. Commentary: Cou refers to the pores. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Bian Que: You have an illness located in the pores. Commentary: Cou refers to the skin. History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Biography of Guo Yu: The pores are extremely minute. Commentary: Cou refers to the texture between the skin. Baopuzi, Chapter on Extreme Words: Lips scorched and pulses pale, with withered and brittle pores, is evidence that the blood is extinguished. Additionally, Correct Character Guide (Zhengzitong) notes it is also written in the variant form zou. Ceremonial Rites (Yili), Section on Public Food for Dignitaries: Carry the carcass with the pores facing forward. Commentary: Zou refers to the texture of the skin.