Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Character: lei Kangxi strokes: 23 Page 1325, Entry 24 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced lei. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced lei. Jade Compendium (Yupian): The ornamental hilt of a sword. Also in Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Identical to the character lei. A wine vessel decorated with tortoise-eye patterns, carved in wood with cloud and thunder motifs, symbolizing endless continuity. Also in Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced lei. Describing an uneven or jagged surface.