Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Character: Tou Kangxi Stroke Count: 10 Page 916, Entry 21 Compendium of Phonetics (Jiyun): Pronounced tou. Jade Chapters (Yupian): Means to denounce or inform. Also written as the character tou. Classified Chapters (Leipian): Refers to the yellow color of silk thread. The character was originally formed with the components for speech and strike; it may also be the character yo. It is also used as a common variant form of the character jiu (to entangle).