Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: 嗀 Kangxi Strokes: 13 Page 201, Entry 20 Tang Rhyme (Tangyun): Pronounced xue (rising tone). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced xue (rising tone). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes also written as or. Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters (Shuowen): The appearance of vomiting. Composed of the Mouth radical and phonetic component sheng. Jade Chapters (Yupian): The appearance of vomiting. Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), Twenty-fifth Year of Duke Ai: Chushi Shengzi put on socks and stepped onto the mat, and the Duke was angry. He apologized, saying: I have an illness different from others; if the ruler sees it, he will vomit. Also in Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced gu. The meaning is the same. Five Tone Collected Rhymes (Wuyin Jiyun): Written as. Also in Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced he. The meaning is the same. Zuo Tradition Commentary (Zuozhuan Shiwen):, also pronounced he. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes also written as. The character is composed of the hui element, not the mie element.