Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Sickness (bìng) Xiao Kangxi stroke count: 12 Page 773, Entry 25 Collected Rimes (Jiyun), Categorized Lexicon (Leipian): Pronounced xiao. Xiao-sou, a disease of the throat. Corrected Compendium (Zhengzitong): One interpretation is chronic coughing that does not cease, accompanied by wheezing, where the lower back and spine are drawn tight, and sounds are emitted while sitting or lying down. Commonly known as xiao-sickness.