Hai Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Bird (niǎo) Character: Kuáng Kangxi stroke count: 18 Page 1491, Entry 04 Guangyun (Expanded Rhymes): Pronounced kuáng. Jiyun (Collected Rhymes): Pronounced kuáng. The pronunciation is the same as kuáng. Guangyun (Expanded Rhymes): The kuáng bird belongs to the owl family. Yupian (Jade Chapters): This bird has a crest on its head. It was originally written as kuáng. Erya (Approaching Elegance), Interpretation of Birds: The kuáng is a bird known as the dream bird. Guo Commentary: The kuáng bird has five-colored feathers and a crest on its head. Also from Erya (Approaching Elegance), Interpretation of Birds: The kuáng is the same as the mao-chi (thatch owl). Guo Commentary: The mao-chi (thatch owl) is another name for the kuáng.