Xu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Leather (gé) 靽 Kangxi strokes: 14 Page 1386, Entry 23 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui): Pronounced ban. Jade Chapters (Yupian): Same as ban (to tether). Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): To tether or bind. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): A tool for harnessing an ox. The part at the rear is called ban. Explanations of Names (Shiming): Ban, meaning half. It restrains the animal so it can only walk halfway, preventing it from moving freely.