Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Woman (nǚ) Yao Kangxi strokes: 7 Page 256, Entry 20 Pronounced yao. Same pronunciation as yao. Refers to something beautiful or charming. One interpretation describes it as something strange or a calamity. Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan) 14th year of Duke Zhuang: If people abandon the constant path, strange occurrences and calamities will arise. Book of Han (Hanshu), Treatise on the Five Elements: Untimely slaughter leads to the appearance of grass demons. False energy emerging from sounds results in drum demons. Clouds and wind rising suddenly causing the sky to darken becomes a night demon. Speech lacking literary refinement is called unvirtuous, leading to the appearance of poetic demons. Also pronounced as an entry in the rhyme category, same pronunciation as yu. Kong Zang, Rhapsody on the Owl: Looking at it brings joy; examining the classics, it manifests as auspicious in terms of virtue; abandoning the constant path turns it into a strange calamity. Also pronounced as an entry in the rhyme category, same pronunciation as zu. Book of Han (Hanshu), Account of the Three Kings: Relying on imperial favor to boast of merits, overstepping one's duty and losing balance. When selfish desires have become darkened, the misfortune of oxen will signal strange calamities. Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): Refers to cunning deception. Another interpretation describes it as the appearance of a woman smiling. The character is composed of the radical for woman and the phonetic element for ao.