Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Character: 鐅 Kangxi stroke count: 20 Page 1321, Entry 32 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced piē (falling tone) Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced piē (falling tone) Pronounced piē (falling tone) Explanation of the Han Dynasty dictionary (Shuowen): In the region of Henei, this refers to the metal head of a spade. Commentary on Master Yang's Regional Dialects (Yangzi fangyan zhu): In the Jiangdong region, it is also called the blade of a shovel. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes also written in a variant form.