Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Feather (yǔ) Character: Liao Kangxi Stroke Count: 11 Page 956, Entry 18 According to the Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is liù. According to Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it means to fly high. Also according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is liào. The meaning is the same. Also according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Anthology (Yunhui), the pronunciation is liáo. The term liao-liao refers to the sound of a long wind. Also according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is liù. The meaning is the same. It is sometimes also written in a variant form.