Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Woman (nǚ) 妿 Kangxi stroke count: 8 Page 257, Entry 40 According to Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced a. The sound is identical to the word for father (a). Shuowen Jiezi explains it as a teacher of women. Du Lin explains it as instructing a woman. Additionally, according to Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), it is pronounced ge. According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced ge. The sound is identical to the word for song (ge). The meaning is the same.