Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) 錬 Kangxi stroke count: 16 Page 1312, Entry 09 Collected Rimes (Jiyun): Pronounced dong. Yangzi: Dialects (Fangyan): The term guan, used in the regions of Zhao and Wei, is called lian. Correction of Characters (Zhengzitong): According to the Discussion of Writing (Shuowen), it is written as jian, referring to the iron cap on the end of an axle. Collected Rimes (Jiyun) sometimes writes it as lian. It also refers to a farming implement. Discussion of Writing (Shuowen): qian, a large plow. Extensive Glossary (Guangya): lian is guan. That is, the qian of the Discussion of Writing (Shuowen). Inferring from this, lian is an erroneous form of lian.