Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) kui Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 207, Entry 09 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): pronounced kuai. Origin of Characters (Shuowen): originally written as [variant], meaning to sigh deeply. Master Yan (Yanzi): Miscellaneous Chapters (Zapian): Sighed with a deep breath. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): sometimes written as [variant]. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): to ridicule others. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): pronounced kuai. Word Forest (Zilin): to pity or love. Master Yang (Yangzi): Regional Dialects (Fangyan): Kui means to pity; in the regions of the Yuan and Li rivers, whenever one speaks of pitying or mourning someone, it is called kui. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): sometimes written as kui. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): pronounced kui. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): same as kui. Refer to the previous note for the character kui.