Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: Long Kangxi strokes: 10 Page 190, Entry 02 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collection Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun) state the pronunciation is long. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) defines it as the singing of birds. Zuo Si, Rhapsody on the Capital of Shu (Shudu Fu): Clouds flying and water dwelling, the throats warble in the clear canals. Liu Zongyuan, Petition for Skill (Qiqiao Wen): The chirping of flying and running creatures.