Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: Chao Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 207, Entry 08 Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced chao. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): The meaning of to tease or ridicule. Yupian: To ridicule or banter with one another. Biography of Yang Xiong in the History of the Former Han Dynasty (Qian Han Shu): Holding a gecko while ridiculing a turtle-dragon. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): Also written as zhou. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes also written as tiao. Textual Research: In the Biography of Yang Xiong in the History of the Former Han Dynasty, the text mentions holding a gecko while ridiculing a turtle-dragon. Based on the original text, this has been corrected to gecko.