You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Speech (yán) Ou Kangxi stroke count: 18 Page 1178, Entry 01 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced ou. Guangya: To sing. Yupian: To chant. Zhengzitong: Ou is a variant form of ge (song); ge is the collective term for ou. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji): The State of Qin intended to marry a beauty to the King of Chu, sending those skilled in singing from the palace as attendants. Liezi: Xue Tan studied singing under Qin Qing. Shuowen: To sing in unison. History of the Former Han (Qianhanji): When the King of Han arrived in Nanzheng, the generals and soldiers all sang in unison, longing to return to their eastern homeland. Shigu Commentary: Refers to singing in unison. Others say it refers to the songs of the Qi region. Also used as a surname. Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan): Ouyang, a grand master of the State of Yue. Same as the character ou (to vomit/coo). Xunzi: To soothe them, and to tease them with loving sounds. Commentary: Er-ou refers to the babbling sounds made by infants. Ou and ou are the same. Also Jiyun, Leipian: Pronounced xu. Meaning warm. Also yu-ou, referring to the appearance of something about to grow or develop. Zhuangzi: Xuyi heard of Yu-ou. Commentary: To use singing to bring him joy. Yu is pronounced wu. Also Jiyun, Leipian: Pronounced yu. Shuowen: Meaning is the same. Lu Ji, Wu Qu Xing: Lady of Chu, cease your sighing for a moment; Maiden of Qi, cease your singing for a moment. All those present, please listen in silence, and hear me sing the Wu region song, Wu Qu. Ou and qu rhyme.