Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Sickness (nì) Lòu Kangxi Stroke Count: 16 Page 779, Entry 34 Comprehensive Collection of Characters (Zihui): Pronounced lòu. Refers to a fistula or ulcer. Also written in a variant form (lòu). Textual research: Comprehensive Collection of Characters (Zihui) original note pronunciation was li-hou, sound is same as lòu. Now, based on the original text, li-hou has been corrected to lòu.