Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Ju Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 1308, Entry 14 Ancient form. According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), the pronunciation is ju. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is ju; the sound is ge. In the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it refers to using iron to bind objects together.