Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Ear (ěr) 耹 Kangxi Stroke Count: 10 Page 966, Entry 04 Pronounced qin. Pronounced qin. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), citing the Discourses of the States (Guoyu), specifically the Discourses of Zhou (Zhouyu): Huilu trusted in Qinsui. Note: Huilu is the god of fire. To pass through two nights is called trust. Qinsui is a place name. Also, according to the Expanded Dictionary of Sounds and Meanings (Guangyun), it refers to a sound. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced qian. The meaning is the same.