Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Kangxi stroke count: 16 Page 453, Entry 06 Pronounced lao. To reach into water to retrieve an object; the meaning is to dive or reach into water to take something. Also, pronounced lao. The meaning is the same. Also, pronounced liao. Identical to the character meaning to lift or stir (liáo). According to the Dialect (Fangyan) by Yang Xiong, it means to take. The commentary by Guo Pu notes this refers to using a hook to retrieve something. Also, pronounced liao. The meaning is the same. Generally written in the variant form (chao).