Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: White (bái) Entry: Hao Kangxi stroke count: 15 Page 789, Entry 04 According to Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun) and Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), the pronunciation is hao. The appearance of white. In Book of Mencius (Mengzi): Pure white to the point of being incomparable. In Book of Sui (Suishu), Record of Emperor Yang: During the Great Dun inspection, two large birds were seen with white bodies and red feet. In Kong Congzi, Scholarly Propriety Chapter: When fire-wash fabric becomes soiled, it must be thrown into a fire; upon retrieval, shaking it reveals a purity of white that causes one to suspect it is snow. Also, according to Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), pronounced gao. The meaning is the same. According to Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), it is the same as hao. Commonly written as hao, hao, or gao. According to Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), written as the variant form.