Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) 哳 Kangxi strokes: 10 Page 191, Entry 03 According to the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and the Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), pronounced zha. According to the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), the sound of birds chirping. In the Songs of Chu (Chucheng): The golden pheasant cries out mournfully (Jiu bian). The commentary notes: The sound of chirping is complex, numerous, and minute. According to the Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), sometimes written as a variant form. See the entry for the following character for details. Also pronounced in the departing tone. According to the Tang Rhyme Corrections (Tangyun zheng), pronounced zhi. Also written in a variant form. See the entry for the following character for details.