Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) 嘹 Kangxi Strokes: 15 Page 207, Entry 24 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced liao Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui): Pronounced liao Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced liao Pronounced liao Jade Chapters (Yupian):嘹喨 (liaoliang) Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): 嘹喨 (liaoliang) refers to a sound heard from a distance. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): 嘹亮 (liaoliang) refers to the crying of birds. Another source says it refers to calling out at night. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced liao (falling tone) The meaning is the same. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): A sound made when sick.