Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: huan Kangxi stroke count: 12 Page 199, Entry 01 Pronounced huan (falling tone). Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): To call out. Wang Bao, Rhapsody on the Cave Flute (Dongxiao Fu): A roaring, loud call. Note: Refers to a loud sound. Han Yu, Poem Presented to My Companions: Calling out until the window is fully bright. Note: Huang Tingjian says: The calling-out bird is a species of bird; its voice sounds like a person, continuous and clear. It specifically sings at the dawn of spring; in the Jiangnan region, it is called the spring-huan. Fuzhai Fulu (Fuzhai Fulu): I once read the Record of Guzhu Mountain Tea from the Tang dynasty, which states: In Guzhu Mountain, there is a bird, resembling a myna but gray in color. In the first and second lunar months, it makes a sound saying, The spring is rising. In the third and fourth months, it says, The spring is leaving. Tea pickers call it the Spring-Huan bird. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): In ancient texts, this is used interchangeably with huan. Yupian (Yupian): Originally written as huan. Jiyun (Jiyun): Also written as huan.