Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower. Radical: Ice (bing). Character: Ling. Kangxi Stroke Count: 10. Page 132, Position 45. Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Assembly (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun) all indicate the pronunciation is the same as ling. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) states it refers to ice or icicles. Comprehensive Meaning of Customs (Fengsu Tong) notes that accumulated ice is called ling. Book of Odes (Shijing) mentions that in the third month the ice is placed into the ice cellar. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), under the commentary for the Ice Official (Lingren), notes that ling refers to the ice cellar. Book of Han (Hanshu), in the Annals of Emperor Gaozu, mentions the ice chamber of Weiyang Palace. The commentary by Yan Shigu states that the ice chamber is a room used for storing ice. Also, in the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), within the Annals of Qin Shi Huang, it is used in the context of traversing waters and lands. The commentary notes that the character is used here to mean to experience or pass through. Also, in the Book of Han (Hanshu), within the Biography of Yang Xiong, it is used to describe the trembling and fear of tigers and leopards. The commentary by Yan Shigu states that ling refers to shivering and dread. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Assembly (Yunhui) provide an alternative pronunciation sounding like the departing tone of ling, which also means ice.