Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: Kong Kangxi strokes: 11 Page 195, Entry 06 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced gang Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced gang Jade Chapters (Yupian): Means to reprimand. Also, in Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), kongchen, as mentioned in the Sound Manual (Shengpu). Also, in Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it means to cough. Also, in Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Classified Chapters (Leipian): Pronounced qiang. Originally written as the character for throat. Meaning: throat.