Hai Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Hair (biāo) Kuai Kangxi Stroke Count: 16 Page 1454, Entry 15 Pronounced kuo Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): Originally written as a different form, meaning to clean hair. Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), Section on Funeral Rites for Scholars: The host has hair in a knot and bared shoulders. Commentary: To have hair in a knot means to remove the hairpin and headcloth and tie the hair up. Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui): Sometimes also written in a variant form (kuai). Commonly written as kuo. Pronounced huo Meaning is the same. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Winter Official, Artificer's Record: Regarding all works of pottery, those that are uneven, cracked, or damaged shall not enter the market. Annotation: Zheng Sinong says: Kuai should be read as kuo. Kangcheng says: Kuai should be read as yue. Commentary: Yue refers to vessels that are not upright or are skewed.