Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Character: kuàng Kangxi Stroke Count: 23 Page 1325, Entry 28 Ancient form. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced kuàng. Kuàng is iron. Also, unrefined metal ore. From the Discussion on the Virtue of the Four Masters (Sizi jiangde lun) by Wang Bao: Refinement is hidden within the unrefined ore.