Yin Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Work (gōng). Kangxi strokes: 15. Page 325, Entry 16. Guangyun (Dictionary of Sounds and Meanings): Same as the character for holding or clasping. Tangyun (Tang Dynasty Dictionary) and Zhengyun (Corrected Rhymes) record the pronunciation as gong (rising tone). Jiyun (Collected Rhymes) and Yunhui (Compendium of Rhymes) record the pronunciation as gong (rising tone). Shuowen (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters): To bind using leather. Book of Changes (Yijing), Hexagram of Revolution (Ge): Bound securely with yellow ox leather. Erya (Approaching Elegance), Explanation of Ancient Words: Gong means solid and firm. Also: Qi means solid. Commentary: The appearance of being solid and firm. Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes (Daya): The high and distant azure heaven, there is nothing that cannot be made firm. Yangzi Fangyan (Regional Speech): Gong means to dry by heating with fire. Anything containing liquid that is made dry by heat is called jian, and in the eastern Qi region, it is called gong. Also the name of a state. Zuo Zhuan (Chronicle of Zuo), 15th Year of Duke Zhao: The armor produced in the state of Quegong was what King Wu used to defeat the Shang dynasty. Commentary: Armor produced by the state of Quegong. Also the name of a county. Zuo Zhuan (Chronicle of Zuo), 25th Year of Duke Zhao: Yin Wengong crossed the Luo River at Gong County. Commentary: Crossed the Luo River at Gong County. Also the name of a Qiang tribal group. History of the Former Han (Hanshu), Biography of Zhao Chongguo: Tribal groups such as Jiangong and Huangdi. History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Annals of Emperor Shun: Punitive expedition against the Gongtang Qiang. Also the name of a prefecture. Yunhui: Wei Prefecture of the Tang dynasty was renamed Gong Prefecture during the Song dynasty. Also a surname. Zuo Zhuan (Chronicle of Zuo), 2nd Year of Duke Cheng: The Marquis of Jin sent Gong Shuo to present the spoils of victory over the state of Qi to the King of Zhou.