Xu Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Metal (jīn)
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Kangxi brush strokes: 13
Page 1300, Entry 01
Tang Rhyme (Tangyun): Pronounced tián
Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), and Corrected Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced tián
Explanation from Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): Gold flower ornamentation.
Six Books Explained (Liushu Gu): Gold ornamentation appearing in a brilliant and abundant manner.
Poem by Yu Jianwu: Hair coiled up and reflected in the mirror, who could bear to remove the golden hairpins.
Corrected Rhymes (Zhengyun): Inlaying shells is called mother-of-pearl inlay (luótian).
Correctness Through Investigation (Zhengzitong): Mother-of-pearl inlay is a woman's head ornament, made using kingfisher feathers, cinnabar, and powder.
History of the Tang (Tangshi), Biography of Wang Hong: Used precious inlaid ornaments to build a well-frame for drawing water, known as the Self-Rain Pavilion.
Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui): Pronounced diàn. Same meaning.
Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes written as a variant form.