You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Speech (yán) Zou Kangxi stroke count: 17 Page 1174, Entry 01 According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui), the pronunciation is chao (rising tone). To play with words. One account suggests it refers to sound. According to the Comprehensive Dictionary (Zihui), it means to disturb one another. In the Ode to Guangcheng (Guangcheng Song) by Ma Rong, it is written as light, agile, and swift. The commentary states that the term refers to the meaning of being light, quick, and nimble. The Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) notes it is sometimes written in a variant form (chao). According to the Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun), the pronunciation is chou (level tone). According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is chou (level tone), phonetically identical to chou (level tone). According to the Classified Chapters (Leipian), the term refers to whispers spoken in private. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is zou (level tone). Whispering information to others in private is called zou. The Supplement to the Comprehensive Dictionary (Zihuibu) incorrectly records a variant form, which is inaccurate.