Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: 喿 Kangxi Strokes: 13 Page 201, Entry 16 Pronounced sao (falling tone). According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to the flocking and chirping of birds; composed of the element for three mouths placed above the element for tree. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is sometimes written in a variant form (zào). Additionally, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced yao (level tone). According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), a type of spade made of metal, written as (chuó). According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), originally written as (kuī). Sometimes written as (diào), (qiāo), or (qiào).