Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) 嚼 Kangxi Strokes: 21 Page 214, Entry 18 According to Tang Rhyme (Tang yun), pronounced jue. According to Collection of Rhymes (Jiyi), Rhyme Assembly (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), pronounced jue. Shuowen Jiezi says: originally written as the character pronounced jiao, meaning to gnaw. Jade Chapters (Yupian) says: to bite or chew. History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Treatise on the Five Elements: The term "chewing and chewing again" refers to the practice of forcing others to drink alcohol in the capital. Collection of Rhymes (Jiyi) says: sometimes written in a variant form. Also, according to Tang Rhyme (Tang yun) and Collection of Rhymes (Jiyi), pronounced qiao. According to Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), pronounced qiao. Same as the character pronounced jiao. Also, according to Collection of Rhymes (Jiyi), pronounced jiao. The meaning is the same. See the note on the preceding character pronounced jiao for details.