Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Entry: li Kangxi strokes: 23 Page 1325, Entry 23 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced li. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced li. Explanation in Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): Metal. Also means to peel or scrape. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced li. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced li. Meaning same as above. Also written in a variant form (li).