Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) 鍔 Kangxi stroke count: 17 Page 1314, Entry 01 Pronounced è The cutting edge of a blade. The tip of a sword. Book of Han (Hanshu), Biography of Xiao Wangzhi: To sharpen the point and the edge of a sword. Commentary: The point refers to the sharpest part of the sword. The edge refers to the blade. Zhuangzi, Discourse on Swords: The sword of the Son of Heaven uses the Yan Valley and Stone City as its point, and the lands of Qi and Mount Tai as its edge. Also, in Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun), it is the same as the character meaning an earthen ridge. Zhang Heng, Western Capital Rhapsody (Xijing fu): Front and back without boundaries. Also, Zhang Heng, Western Capital Rhapsody (Xijing fu): Adding roof rafters, overlapping roof beams, arranged in high rows. Commentary: The repeated sound describes the appearance of being tall and grand.