Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: 啑 Kangxi Stroke Count: 11 Page 195, Entry 15 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced shuo. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui): Pronounced shuo. Jade Chapter (Yupian): The term shuo-die refers to the way ducks eat. Also written in a variant form (sha). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): The term shuo-die describes the appearance of water birds eating fish. Also, according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced za. Same as the character (za). Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), 28th Year of Duke Xi: To break open its brain. Commentary: Means to eat/chew. Pronunciation and Meaning: Pronounced da. Also, according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced sha. Also pronounced zha. The meaning is the same; see the commentary on the Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), 28th Year of Duke Xi regarding breaking open the brain. Also, according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Classified Chapters (Leipian): Pronounced jie. Means to speak excessively. Also, Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals of Empress Lü: Initially, she and the High Emperor pledged with blood (shuo). Commentary: The Search for Mysteries (Suoyin) states: Pronounced jie. Sometimes written in a variant form (cha).