Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: Gua Kangxi Strokes: 5 Page 172, Entry 02 In Compendium of Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced gua (rising tone). In Jade Chapters (Yupian), to scrape human flesh and leave the bones. In Compendium of Rhymes (Jiyun), identical to the variants gua and gua.