Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: qiàng Kangxi Strokes: 11 Page 193, Entry 26 Pronounced qiàng Pronounced qiàng According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), in the regions of Qin and Jin, it is said that when a small child cries without ceasing, it is called qiàng. According to the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), qiàng-liàng denotes the crying of a small child. According to the Book of Dialects (Fangyan) by Yang Xiong, in the regions between Qin and Jin, whenever an adult or child cries without ceasing, it is called qiàng. When one cries so intensely that the voice is cut off, this is also called qiàng.