Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: Gua Kangxi Strokes: 9 Page 188, Entry 01 Pronounced kuai (rising tone). According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen jiezi): the mouth is crooked or distorted. According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): same as the character pronounced wai. According to the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun): sometimes written in a variant form (wo). Also synonymous with the character pronounced he. As recorded in the Huainan Masters (Huainanzi): The jade disc of the Gua family. According to the Standard Character Mastery (Zhengzitong): Pronounced ge. A surname. South Tang Dynasty figures include Gua Zheng; Song Dynasty figures include Gua Fu; Ming Dynasty figures include Gua Wenguang.