Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) 鑼 Kangxi strokes: 27 Page 1327, Entry 01 Pronounced luó. Broad Rimes (Guangyun): Chao luo, an instrument. Correct Character Penetration (Zhengzitong): Constructed of bronze and shaped like a basin. Large ones produce high-pitched sounds, while small ones produce low-pitched sounds. Music Treatise (Yueshu) contains references to bronze gongs. Following the era of Emperor Xuanwu of the Northern Wei dynasty, there appeared bronze cymbals and sha luo; the sha luo is essentially the gong. Six Scripts Clarified (Liushugu): A metal percussion instrument used today in the military. It is also used as a basin for washing.