Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Sickness (bìng) Entry: 16 strokes Page 779, Entry 14 According to the Collection of Characters (Zihui), pronounced lou (falling tone). The pronunciation is the same as the character for leak. Refers to a scrofulous sore. Sometimes also written in a variant form (lou). Textual research: The Collection of Characters (Zihui) original text listed the pronunciation as li hou, which has been corrected to the pronunciation of lou (falling tone).