Yin Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Mountain (shān). Kangxi stroke count: 17. Page 309, Entry 24. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) state it is pronounced ling. It has the same pronunciation as ling, appearing in the term lingying, which refers to the appearance of a mountain that is deep and secluded. It also refers to a mountain name. Tang Dynasty poet Yuan Jie writes in his Music Bureau (Yuefu) poem Lamenting the Ling Region: Entering the ling region to ascend Jade Peak. The ancient form of this character is written as lin. Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) states it is pronounced liang (falling-rising tone). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun) state it is pronounced li (falling-rising tone). Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui) states it is pronounced li (falling-rising tone). It has the same pronunciation as ling. Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen) defines it as a road through a mountain. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) defines it as a mountain slope. Correct Character Guide (Zhengzitong) defines it as the raised portion of a mountain ridge where a road can pass. Pei Qian in Records of Guangzhou (Guangzhouji) records that Dayu, Shi'an, Linhe, Guiyang, and Jieyang are collectively known as the Five Ridges (Wuling). Deng Deming in Records of Nankang (Nankangji) records that Dayu, Guiyang, Qitian, Jiuzhen, Dupang, Linhe, Mengzhu, Shi'an, and Yuecheng are collectively known as the Nine Ridges (Jiuling). Shen Yue writes in a poem: Placing the ridge among the white clouds. It is also used as a phonetic loan for ling. In the Biography of Yan Zhu from the History of the Former Han Dynasty (Qian Hanshu), it is recorded: Riding in a sedan chair to cross over the mountain ridge. It also rhymes as li (level tone). In Wang Bao's Nine Longings (Jiuhuai), it is written: Driving the black dragon northwards, my path leads to the Onion Range (Congling). For five consecutive nights setting up banners, raising the clouds to serve as flags.