Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: hai Kangxi Stroke Count: 8 Page 185, Entry 05 Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced hai. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): To mock or ridicule. Zuo Si, Rhapsody on the Capital of Wu (Wudu Fu): The grandson of the King of Eastern Wu opened his mouth and laughed. Commentary: People in the Chu region call joking with one another hai. Also, according to the Collection of Characters (Zihui): Pronounced tai. A surname. Correcting Errors in Characters (Zhengzitong): During the Hongzhi reign of the Ming dynasty, there was a scholar named Hai Zuo, mentioned in the Comprehensive Record of Unusual Surnames (Qixingtong). Hai is read with its original pronunciation; the pronunciation of tai in the Collection of Characters is incorrect. Also, rhymes with the sound yi. Songs of Chu (Chuci), Nine Chapters (Jiuzhang): What crime has my loyalty committed to deserve punishment? This was not something I foresaw. My conduct is out of step with the masses and I have stumbled, and now I am mocked by everyone. The character zhi rhymes with the sound zhi. Also, rhymes with the sound xi. Shu Xi, Explanation of Living (Jushi): Master Shu lived in leisure, with students standing by. They lowered the curtains to engage in deep conversation, leaning against the table and laughing.