Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: yao Kangxi Stroke Count: 13 Page 201, Entry 24 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun) state the pronunciation is yao. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it means joy. According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), it means happiness. According to the Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun), the Book of Rites (Liji) uses the variant form you. Note: In the Tan Gong chapter, the text reads to recite this you; the commentary states that you should be yao, referring to the body swaying, and does not mention the form yao.