Yin Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Mountain (shān) 峭 Kangxi Stroke Count: 10 Page 311, Entry 23 Guangyun (Broad Rhymes) and Jiyun (Collected Rhymes): Pronounced qiao. The shape of a mountain is high, towering, and steep to the extreme. Jiyun (Collected Rhymes): Dangerous and precipitous. Huainanzi (Huainan Masters), Discussion on Misplaced Eulogies: River banks that are steep will certainly collapse. Also, Xie Lingyun, Poem on Passing Sining Villa: Mountain rocks are steep, and peaks and ridges overlap. Also refers to being urgent or severe. History of the Former Han (Qianshan Shu), Biography of Chao Cuo: Chao Cuo was a man who was stern, upright, harsh, and cruel. Zhengzitong (True Character Guide): Also written in a variant form (qiao).