Hai Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Bird (niǎo) Character: Ju Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 1483, Entry 35 Compendium of Phonetics (Jiyun): Pronounced yao. Ju-xiu, a type of bird. Also, Compendium of Phonetics (Jiyun) and Classified Anthology (Leipian): Pronounced ao. Same as the character ao.