Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Zong Kangxi strokes: 17 Page 1315, Entry 06 Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced cong. Jade Chapters (Yupian): A large chisel, a tool for smoothing wood. Also, in Ma Rong's Rhapsody on the Long Flute (Changdi Fu), it appears as zong tong tui zhui. The commentary states: According to the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen), zong means a large chisel used to smooth wood. Thus, tools used to hollow out wood are all called zong. Also, Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced song. Also, pronounced song. The meaning is the same. The original character is written with the radical for strike (wen) at the end.