Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: liang Kangxi Stroke Count: 10 Page 191, Entry 05 According to the Extensive Dictionary of Sounds and Meanings (Guangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is liang (falling tone). In the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it is noted that when crying reaches such an extreme point that no sound is produced, it is called qiang-liang. In the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is sometimes written in a variant form (liang). Furthermore, according to the Extensive Dictionary of Sounds and Meanings (Guangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is lang. The meaning is the same. Another interpretation suggests it refers to a child crying incessantly. Additionally, according to the Extensive Dictionary of Sounds and Meanings (Guangyun), liang-hang describes the appearance of blowing. Textual research: The Jade Chapters (Yupian) entry states that crying to the extreme without sound is called qiang-liang. The original text has been corrected from the character jie to qiang.