Xu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Leather (gé) Ding Page 1385, Entry 03 Tang Rhyme (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) state it is pronounced ding. Shuowen Jiezi states it means to mend the sole of a shoe. It is formed from the radical for leather with a phonetic component suggesting the sound ding. Also, according to Guang Rhyme (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced ding (third tone). The meaning is the same. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) cites the Erya (Boya) as defining it as to mend. Also, according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced ting (third tone). Also pronounced di (fourth tone). Also pronounced ding (fourth tone). The meaning is the same. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) notes it is also written in a variant form.