Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Evening (xī) Kangxi stroke count: 11 Page 247, Entry 09 Pronounced gou. According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is the same as the character gou. It means to gather or a large amount. As written in the Weidu Rhapsody (Weidu Fu) by Zuo Si: It is numerous, abundant, and plentiful, and its quantity cannot be easily investigated. Also, pronounced kou. According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is the same as the character kou. The meaning is the same. The characters gou and gou are one and the same.