Xu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Leather (gé) Gui Kangxi stroke count: 21 Page 1391, Entry 31 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced gui (falling tone). Explanation from the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): Embroidered leather. Extended Rhymes (Guangyun): Embroidered leather. Also refers to leather bindings on a shield. Discourses of the States (Guoyu): Light crimes are redeemed with one embroidered leather shield and one halberd. Commentary: The shield is bound with leather, featuring patterns like embroidery. Also, from the Masters of Huainan (Huainanzi), section Origin of the Way (Yuan Dao Xun): Firm and strong without folding (gui). Commentary: Gui means to fold. Also, Extended Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced gui (level tone); Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced gui (level tone). Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced kui (falling tone). Also, pronounced kui (falling tone). The meanings are the same. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced rui (falling tone). Refers to reins. Another definition is embroidered leather. Extended Rhymes (Guangyun): Also written in a variant form. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes also written in a variant form.