Wu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Field (tián) Lin Kangxi strokes: 17 Page 766, Entry 24 According to the Tang Rhyme (Tangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is lin (falling tone). As stated in the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it refers to the tracks left by carriage wheels crushing fields. Sometimes written in a variant form (lin). Also, according to the Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun), it is pronounced lin (level tone); according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), and the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), it is pronounced lin (level tone). It refers to ridges between fields. Furthermore, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced lin (rising tone), meaning the same.