Mao Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Hand (shǒu) Entry: qin Kangxi stroke count: 8 Page 419, Entry 01 Jiyun (Compilation of Rhymes): Pronounced qian (level tone), same pronunciation as qian. Boya (Broadened Refinement): Zaiqin refers to someone specializing in a specific occupation. Yangzi Fangyan (Dialect Dictionary of Master Yang): Qin means enterprise or business. Guo Pu note: Refers to fundamental work. Also, Yupian (Jade Chapters): Means to record. Also, Jiyun (Compilation of Rhymes) and Yunhui (Collection of Rhymes): Pronounced qin (level tone), same pronunciation as qin. Refers to grasping something in haste. Same as qin (variant form). Also, Wuyin Jiyun (Compilation of Rhymes in Five Sounds): Pronounced jin (falling-rising tone), same pronunciation as jin. Refers to capturing. Sometimes also written in a variant form (qin).