Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: 嚇 Kangxi stroke count: 17 Page 211, Entry 14 Pronounced xia. Also written in a variant form (he). Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes: Repelling me when I come. Annotation: To refuse someone using one's mouth is called he. Explanation of the Text: He is also written as xia; Zheng Xuan notes the pronunciation as xu jia. Zhuangzi, Autumn Floods: An owl obtained a rotting carcass, and a phoenix flew past; the owl looked up and said: xia. Annotation: Sima Biao states: An utterance of anger, fearing that it would snatch its food. Explanation of the Text: Xia is pronounced xu jia. Also written in a variant form (chi). Also, the sound of laughter. Pronounced he. The meaning is the same. Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes, Explanation of the Text: Mao Heng notes the pronunciation as xu bai. Zhuangzi, Autumn Floods, Explanation of the Text: Also pronounced xu bo. Also, anger. Compatible with he. Sometimes written in a variant form (shi).