Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Ear (ěr) Kuang (聵) Kangxi Strokes: 18 Page 969, Entry 12 Pronounced kuai (falling tone) Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen) states: It means deaf. Discourses of the States (Jin Yu) states: The deaf and the kuang (聵) cannot be employed. Commentary: To be born deaf is called kuang (聵). Lei Bian states: Sometimes written as a variant form (kuì). Also written as a variant form (kuì).