Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Xun Kangxi Strokes: 12 Page 1299, Entry 05 Tang Rhyme (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) state it is pronounced qin. Shuowen Jiezi (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters) explains it as the act of holding or grasping. Sometimes also written in a variant form (zhuàn). Additionally, Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) state it is pronounced jin. The meaning is the same.