Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Drum (gǔ) 鼕 Kangxi Stroke Count: 18 Page 1526, Entry 10 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui): Pronounced tong (level tone). Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): The sound of a drum. History of Tang (Tangshu), Biography of Ma Zhou: Requested the placement of drums in the six main streets, known as the tong-tong drums. Additionally, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced tong (level tone). The meaning is the same.