Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Character: Fan Kangxi Stroke Count: 20 Page 1321, Entry 36 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced fan. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced fan, same pronunciation as fan. Refers to a wide-bladed axe. Also in Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced fan, same pronunciation as fan. History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Biography of Du Du: Contains the phrase, "fan jue zhu lin" (axes and mattocks in the woods). Commentary: The Guangya states: fan is pronounced fan. It means to strike with a hammer. The Cangjie Pian states: fan is a shovel. It means to use a shovel and a mattock to remove the roots and sprouts of trees in the forest. Also, the Boya states it means to strike with a hammer. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced fan, same pronunciation as fan. The meaning is the same.