Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Gu: Kangxi stroke count: 13 Page 1299, Entry 31 Pronounced gu. In the Rhyming Dictionary (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is defined as a tool. In the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it is defined as a type of metal tool. Also, per Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced hu. It is the name of a vessel used for holding millet. It is equivalent to the character pronounced hu. It was originally written as the character pronounced hu. Also, per Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced gu. To cut or break off.