Xu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Leather (gé) Entry: qin Kangxi Strokes: 13 Page 1385, Entry 14 Tang Dynasty Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced qin. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced qin, same pronunciation as qin. Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen): Refers to leather shoes. Comprehensive Compilation (Yupian): Refers to qin-lou (a type of shoe). Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): qin-lou refers to the music of the ethnic minorities of the four directions. Also, according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced jin. Also pronounced qian. The meaning is the same. Also pronounced jin. Refers to a leather strap, a piece of tanned leather used to bind objects. Also pronounced an. Refers to bamboo strips. Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), Section on Funeral Rites for Scholars: Used coarse cloth for covering, secured with bamboo strips. Commentary: Refers to bamboo strips.