You Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Speech (yán)
Zou
Kangxi Strokes: 17
Page 1174, Entry 14
According to Compilation of Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), the pronunciation is chao (rising tone). To play with words. One source says it refers to sound. Also, according to Dictionary (Zihui), to disturb one another. Also, in Ma Rong's Eulogy on the Vast Park (Guangcheng Song), the text reads light and quick, clever and brave, thin and sparse. The commentary states that the character means light, quick, and agile. Compilation of Rhymes (Jiyun) notes it is sometimes written in a variant form (chao).
According to Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), pronounced chao (first tone). According to Compilation of Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced chou (first tone). According to Classified Chapters (Leipian), the character refers to whispers spoken in private.
Also, according to Compilation of Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced zou (first tone). To transmit information in a low voice and in private is called zou.
Supplement to the Dictionary (Zihuibu) records it as written in an erroneous form, which is incorrect.