Wu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Jade (yù) 璘 Kangxi stroke count: 17 Page 741, Entry 36 Pronounced lin. Expanded Dictionary (Yupian): Lin refers to the appearance of having literary refinement or elegance. Treasury of Sounds (Yunhui): Commonly written as a variant form (lin). Rhapsody on the Sweet Springs (Ganquan Fu) by Yang Xiong: The flashing, iridescent patterns of the rhinoceros horn from the wall. Commentary: Refers to the appearance of literary patterns. Ancient Music Bureau (Gu Yuefu): Dong Tao Xing: Gazing afar at the edges of the Five Sacred Peaks, golden gates standing in iridescent splendor, seeing only the fungus of immortality, leaves falling in profusion. Expanded Dictionary (Yupian): Refers to the luminous color of jade. Western Capital Rhapsody (Xijing Fu) by Zhang Heng: The variegated and luminous luster of stones. Commentary: Linbin refers to the appearance of jade colors and luster intertwined. Pronounced lin (rising tone). The meaning is the same. Supplement to Rhymes (Yunbu): Rhyming with the sound lingyan. Exhortation to Persuasion (Shiquan) by Huangfu Mi: Neglecting the radiance of gold and white, forgetting the variegated luster of blue and purple. Abandoning the brilliance of fine clothing and attire, embracing tattered garments for one's entire life. Correct Compilation of Characters (Zhengzitong): Lin and lin are pronounced the same but differ in meaning. Whenever linban or lin appears in poetry and rhapsodies, it is an erroneous rendering of the character lin. The Treasury of Sounds citation of the Yang Xiong rhapsody using the form with the eye radical is incorrect. The original character is composed of the radical for eye and the phonetic element bian.