You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Speech (yán) Jiao (jiào) Kangxi Strokes: 20 Page 1183, Entry 04 Pronounced jiao. According to the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen): A cry of pain. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian): A loud shout. According to the Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun): A sound of pain. Also, to expose or accuse. According to the History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu): When those who are critical and fault-finding are involved, they only seek to probe, pick, and cause disorder.