Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Jiao; Kangxi strokes: 14; Page 204, Entry 41 Pronounced xiao. According to the Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters (Shuowen), it refers to the sound of calling out. In the Biography of Wu Bei from the History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu), it is written: The madman cried out on the eastern cliff. Also, Jiaoyang is the name of a beast. According to the Huainanzi (Huainanzi), mountains produce the Jiaoyang. In the Hunting Rhapsody (Jiaolie Fu) by Yang Xiong, it is mentioned as Jiaoyang. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced jiao, and is the same as the character for shout. See the previous note on the character for shout. In the Categorized Compilation (Leipian), it is written in a variant form.