Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Guan Kangxi stroke count: 16 Page 1312, Entry 01 Guangyun: Pronounced guan. Jiyun, Yunhui, and Zhengyun: Pronounced guan. Yupian: A carriage implement. Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili): In the section concerning the rites for the period after death, it refers to a wooden guan. The commentary explains that carriage guan are usually made of metal, but those used for funerals are made of wood. Shuwen: Guan is pronounced guan. Zhengyun: Identical to the variant form guan. Mencius (Mengzi): In the preface, it mentions the guan and xia of the Five Classics. Guangyun and Jiyun: Pronounced guan. The meaning is the same. Zilin: An agricultural implement. Erya: In the commentary on the explanation of music, it states that a guan is an agricultural implement. South of the Yangtze River, a plow blade is called a guan.