Si Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Dog (quǎn) Entry: Yao Kangxi stroke count: 14 Page 716, Entry 06 According to the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is yao. Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun) defines it as a type of beast. It also refers to a breed of dog known as mo yao.