Yin Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Roof (mián) Entry: Xiao Kangxi Stroke Count: 10 Page 286, Entry 02 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced xiao. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced xiao. Meaning: The sensation of air rising upward. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Some versions are written with the Cave radical and are identical to the character xiao. The character xiao is formed with the Cliff radical and takes its pronunciation from the character xiao. Some versions of the character xiao are written with the Cave radical as the character yao; see the Cave radical entry in Wu Collection, Lower Volume for further details.