Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Character: 鋋 Kangxi stroke count: 15 Page 1307, Entry 03 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced shan Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui): Pronounced shan Discussion of Writing (Shuowen): A small spear. Yangzi: Regional Dialects (Fangyan): Among the Five Lakes, a spear is called a chan. Explanation of Names (Shiming): Chan means to extend, to reach. It is a word for going from here to there. Former Han: Biography of Chao Cuo (Qianhan): This is the land of spears (chan). Annotation: Shigu says: A chan is a short spear with an iron handle. Pronounced yan. Also in Sima Xiangru Biography: A chan of the mengshi. Annotation: Mengshi is the name of a beast. Also in Huainanzi: Cultivating Endeavors (Xiuwu Xun): The chan of Mount Miao. Annotation: Mount Miao is where sharp metal is produced. Also in Extended Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced yi Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced yi Meaning is the same.