Hai Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Hair (biāo) 17 strokes Page 1454, Entry 35 Pronounced shāo The ends of the hair. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Sima Xiangru: Flapping in the air, the delicate ends hang down. Also: Trailing a comet to serve as a tail. Commentary: The term refers to a swallow tail shape. Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Biography of Ma Rong: Trailing the flying ends of the Venus constellation. Commentary: This refers to the feathers hanging from banners and flags. Pronounced shāo Same meaning as above. Pronounced shào Long hair.