Wu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Cave (xué) 窔 Kangxi stroke count: 11 Page 865, Entry 13 Pronounced yao Pronounced yao Meaning: Deep and secluded. Explanation of Names (Shiming): The southeast corner of a room is called a yao. Ceremonial Rites (Yili): Gathered in the deep corner. Also pronounced yao (falling-rising tone) Meaning: The same as the above. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes also written in variant forms (xiao) and (yao).