Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: lao Kangxi Stroke Count: 15 Page 206, Entry 01 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced chao. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced chao. Explanations from the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): The term lao-nao refers to clamor, noise, and disturbance. Furthermore, according to the Jade Chapters (Yupian): Pronounced cha. The meaning is the same. Additionally, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced xiao. Identical to the character xiao. Refer to the note for the character xiao in the Speech (yan) radical. Furthermore, pronounced lao. Identical to the character lao. Refer to the note for the character lao in the Speech (yan) radical.