Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Ka Kangxi strokes: 12 Page 197, Entry 10 Broad Rimes (Guangyun): Pronounced ke. Collected Rimes (Jiyun): Pronounced ke. Broad Rimes (Guangyun): The sound of spitting. Collected Rimes (Jiyun): The same as the variant form (ou), to vomit. Book of Master Lie (Liezi), Chapter on Evidence of Symbols (Shuofu): With both hands pressed to the ground he vomited, but nothing came out, only a coughing sound.