Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Entry: 撽 Kangxi Stroke Count: 17 Page 457, Entry 21 Compendium of Rhymes (Jiyun) and Collected Rhymes (Yunhui): Pronounced ji. Same as strike. Also, according to Compendium of Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced qiao (falling tone). The meaning is the same. Zhuangzi (Zhuangzi), Chapter on Perfect Happiness (Zhile pian): Striking with a horse whip. Commentary: To strike. Also pronounced xiao. To obstruct; same as to intercept. One account states it is a variant form of the character. Originally derived from the component pronounced jiao. The character pronounced jiao is formed using the strike radical. Also.