Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) 鐺 Kangxi Dictionary strokes: 21 Page 1323, Entry 01 Pronounced dāng. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): Langdang, a chain. See the entry for the character lang for details. Also, pronounced tāng. Equivalent to the character tang, the sound of a drum. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Sima Xiangru: Kengqiang dang. Annotation: Dang refers to the sound of a drum. Also, pronounced qiāng. A cooking utensil. Tongsu Wen: A pot with feet is called a dang. Weilue: A three-legged vessel for warming wine. During the Tang dynasty, Xue Dading, Jia Dunyi, and Zheng Deben were known as the Dang-foot Censors. History of Song (Songshi), Annals of Emperor Taizu: Lei Dexiang, acting as the judge of the Court of Judicial Review, submitted a memorial stating that Zhao Pu had forcibly purchased the residences of commoners. The Emperor angrily rebuked him, saying: Cauldrons and dang have ears, have you not heard that Zhao Pu is a pillar of my state? Textual Research: Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Sima Xiangru: Kengqiang dang. Annotation: Dang refers to the sound of a drum. It is noted that the original text has been corrected to replace the two occurrences of the character.