Xu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Head (yè) Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 1402, Entry 32 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced lei (third tone) Compilation of Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced lei (third tone) Meaning as in lei (third tone) Explication of Written Characters (Shuowen): A head that is not straight. Also, Compilation of Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced lei (fourth tone). Meaning is the same. Explication of Written Characters (Shuowen): Formed from the components head and plow. The plow component indicates a tilted head.