Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: Yang Kangxi stroke count: 8 Page 184, Entry 14 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced yang. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced yang. The sound is yang. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): The sound of ying. Collection of Characters (Pianhai): Written as a variant form. Also, Collection of Characters (Jiyun): Pronounced yang. The meaning is the same. Also, Zuo Si's Rhapsody on the Capital of Wei (Weidu Fu): The springs gush together, gurgling and choking. Commentary: Pronounced yang. Choking refers to the flow of water being obstructed and unable to pass. Also, Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced yang. Collection of Characters (Jiyun): Pronounced yang. Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Describes the appearance of a throat choked with sorrow.