Mao Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Hand (shǒu). Kangxi stroke count: 16. Page 453, Entry 23. Pronounced lao. To sink into the water and retrieve objects is called lao, meaning to dive into the water to take things. Also, in the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced lao (falling tone). The meaning is the same. Also, pronounced liao. The same as liao. In the Dialect (Fangyan) by Yang Xiong, it means to take. In the commentary by Guo Pu, it refers to using a hook to retrieve items. Also, pronounced liao. The meaning is the same. Commonly written as jiao.