Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Xiu Kangxi Strokes: 9 Page 188, Entry 01 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced xu (rising tone). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui): Pronounced xu (rising tone). Jade Chapters (Yupian): Ouxiu, the sound of pained longing. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Ouxiu, the sound of illness. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes abbreviated as xiu. Also, Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): to clamor. Also, Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced xiu. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): The sound of oral distress. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes written as xu. Also, Mencius (Mengzi): The crowd of Chu people clamored at him. Annotation: To clamor at him is to make noise. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced xiao. Same as xiao; see the detailed entry for the character xiao under the Fire (huǒ) radical. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Categorized Lexicon (Leipian): Pronounced xu (falling tone). Same as xu; see the detailed entry for the character xu.