Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Tooth (chǐ) Entry: 齶 Kangxi stroke count: 24 Page 989, Entry 12 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced è (falling tone). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced è (falling tone). Jade Chapters (Yupian): The gums of the teeth. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Same as above. The gums and palate inside the mouth. Collection of Characters (Zihui): The flesh within the teeth on the upper and lower jaws.