Zi Collection, Middle Volume
Radical: Person (rén)
Character: Jin
Kangxi Stroke Count: 15
Page 118, Entry 09
Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui): Pronounced jin (falling tone).
1. The name of a type of musical piece.
Ban Gu, Eastern Capital Rhapsody (Dongdu Fu): All that is gathered, nothing is left out. Sometimes also written in a variant form (jin).
Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Record of the Officer of Leather and Footwear (Dihushi): Commentary states that music from the north is called jin.
2. The appearance of looking up or gazing upward.
Sima Xiangru, Rhapsody on the Great One (Daren Fu): Gazing upward, reaching far, and soaring high.
Pan Yue, Rhapsody on Wandering Thoughts (Siyou Fu): Moving forward with steady grace, while following behind with an upward, expectant gaze.
Textual Verification:
Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Earth Offices (Diguan): The northern [style] is called jin.
Correction: Upon careful examination, the Earth Offices does not contain this phrase. The reference has been changed from Earth Offices to the commentary on the Officer of Leather and Footwear.