Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: lai Kangxi strokes: 11 Page 194, Entry 08 Broad Rimes (Guangyun) and Collected Rimes (Jiyun): Pronounced li (rising tone). Jade Chapters (Yupian): The sound of singing. Broad Rimes (Guangyun): The sound of singing a song. Also, according to Collected Rimes (Jiyun): Pronounced lai. A sound. Also, according to Broad Rimes (Guangyun): Pronounced lai (falling tone), and according to Collected Rimes (Jiyun): Pronounced li (falling tone). Broad Rimes (Guangyun): luolai, the sound of singing. Also, according to Collected Rimes (Jiyun): Pronounced lai (falling tone). A calling sound.