Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower. Radical: Knife (dao). Character: kou. Kangxi Stroke Count: 13. Page 143, Entry 36. According to the Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), the pronunciation is formed by combining the initial sound of ke with the final sound of hou. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is formed by combining the initial xu with the final hou. The pronunciation is similar to the sound kou. Broad Elegance (Boya) defines the term as meaning to gouge or scoop out. Also, according to both the Tang Rhymes and Collected Rhymes, there is another pronunciation formed by combining the initial wu and final hou, which is similar to the sound ou. The meaning remains the same.