Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: E Kangxi strokes: 8 Page 181, Entry 20 Pronounced e. According to the Explanation of Script (Shuowen), it means to crow like a chicken. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it is the sound of a chicken crowing. It is also written as a variant form (e). According to the Expanded Dictionary of Sounds and Meanings (Guangyun), the compound e-wo refers to the sound of birds chirping. Pronounced ai (falling tone), it refers to an uneven sound. Sometimes also written as a variant form. According to the Collected Rimes (Jiyun), although the character e and the variant form found in the Expanded Dictionary of Sounds and Meanings (Guangyun) share the same meaning, their pronunciations differ. The variant form is classified under the sixteenth rhyme group, while the character e is classified under the fifteenth rhyme group; in reality, they are the same character.