Mao Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Tap (pū) Entry: Kou Kangxi stroke count: 9 Page 469, Entry 20 Guangyun (Broad Rhymes): Pronounced kou. Jiyun (Collective Rhymes): Pronounced kou. Shuowen (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters): To strike. Yupian (Jade Chapters): Sometimes written in a variant form (kou). Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Ministry of Earth, Minister of Passes: For all visitors from the four quarters who pass through a gate, one must make a report for them. Note: To pass through a gate is synonymous with requesting permission from the gatekeeper. Also, according to Jiyun (Collective Rhymes): Pronounced kou. The meaning is the same. Shuowen (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters): Formed from the radical Tap (pū).