You Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Speech (yán) Jin Kangxi strokes: 18 Page 1178, Entry 23 Tang Dynasty Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced jin (rising tone) Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Collection (Yunhui): Pronounced jin (rising tone) Explained Classics (Shuowen): Caution. Jade Chapters (Yupian): Respect. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Cleanliness. Added Rhymes (Zengyun): Vigilance, focus, gravity. Book of Changes (Yijing), Qian Hexagram: To act with caution in one's common conduct. Book of Documents (Shujing), Pan Geng: Respectfully and cautiously attend to the mandate of Heaven. Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes: To restrain the wicked. Book of Rites (Liji), Monthly Ordinances: In the first month of winter, command the various officials to strictly attend to the storage of goods. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Lord Wan Shi: The Chancellor was only honest and cautious. History of the Former Han (Qian Han Shu), Biography of Li Yiji: In undertaking major affairs, one should not be concerned with minor trivialities. Also refers to strict prohibitions. Xunzi, Royal Regulations: To strictly control bandits and thieves. Also a surname; see Surname Garden (Xingyuan). Also in Dictionary of Characters (Zihui): Pronounced qin. Same as the character jin (plastering). Book of Rites (Liji), Inner Chapters: Roast the suckling pig as if taking it; plaster it with mud. Commentary: Jin should be written as the character for plastering, as the sound is a mistake. Explained Classics (Shuowen): Originally written as the character for plastering.