Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) 鐪 Kangxi strokes: 21 Page 1323, Entry 15 Pronounced lǔ According to Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to a vessel for boiling glue. According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it also refers to a knife handle. According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is also written in a variant form (lǒu).