Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Feather (yǔ) Character: hou Kangxi stroke count: 17 Page 959, Entry 19 In the Compilation of Rhymes (Jiyun), it is also written as a variant form (hou), or with the radical for bird. In the Compilation of Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced qu. It refers to the left foot of a bird being white. Also, in the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), it is pronounced hou. In the Compilation of Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced hou. In the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), it is considered the same as the character hou. It refers to the base of a feather. Another definition is the appearance of a feather when it first begins to grow.