Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower. Radical: Knife (dāo). Sword. Kangxi Stroke Count: 15. Page 144, Number 45. In the Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and Rhyme Assembly (Yunhui), the pronunciation is recorded as the fanqie phonetic jū qiàn, sounding like the character jiǎn in the departing tone. The Jade Chapters (Yupian) records this as the Large Seal Script (zhòuwén) form of the character for sword. Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) defines it as a weapon carried by people on their person. The Explanation of Names (Shiming) explains that sword (jiàn) implies restraint and prevention, used to guard against unexpected events. The Guanzi, Chapter on Earth's Wealth (Dishupian) records that metal was mined from Mount Gelu, and Chiyou received it to manufacture swords, armor, spears, and halberds. Additionally, using a sword to kill a person is also referred to as the verb to sword (jiàn). Pan Yue’s Preface to the Eulogy for Ma Dun, Governor of Qian (Qiandu Ma Dun Lei Xu) records that during the reign of Emperor Ming of the Han dynasty, a man named Sima Shuchi used a sword to personally kill his father's enemy in the marketplace in broad daylight.