Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Xie Kangxi strokes: 17 Page 1315, Entry 25 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) state: pronounced jie. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) states: metal xie. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) states: name of the metal decoration on a drum. The imperial procession drum and wind instruments feature metal xie.