Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Pa Kangxi strokes: 12 Page 1297, Entry 19 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced ba. Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced ba. Explanation of Graphs (Shuowen): Refers to a military chariot. The graph is formed by the radical for metal, with the component ba indicating the sound. Jade Chapters (Yupian): Refers to a chariot. Methods of Sima (Sima Fa): Records that in the early morning and at night, one should place the chariot with a pa inside the military camp. Also, another entry in Explanation of Graphs (Shuowen) suggests it refers to iron. Correct Meaning Thoroughfare (Zhengzitong): Refers to a hoe-like agricultural tool. It has five teeth and is used for leveling soil and clearing weeds. Commonly known as a rake (pa). Also, Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced pa. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced pa. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): In the Jiangdong region, a type of arrowhead (bi) is called a pa. Broad Record (Boya): Pa refers to the head of a type of arrowhead (pi). Yangzi Dialect Dictionary (Fangyan): Whenever the socket part of an arrowhead, where it connects to the shaft, is integrated with the body of the arrowhead, and the shape is broad, long, and thin like a sickle, it is called a pi. In some regions, it is called a pa. Annotation: Pronounced pa.