Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: lao Kangxi Stroke Count: 15 Page 206, Entry 28 Guangyun: Pronounced chao. Jiyun: Pronounced chao. Shuowen Jiezi: Lao-nao, meaning noisy and clamorous. Yu pian: Pronounced cha. The meaning is the same. Jiyun: Pronounced xiao. Same as the character xiao. See the entry for the character xiao in the Speech (yán) radical for detailed notes. Pronounced lao. Same as the character lao. See the entry for the character lao in the Speech (yán) radical for detailed notes.