Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Character: Qing Kangxi Strokes: 22 Page 1325, Entry 04 Pronounced qing (falling tone). According to the Explanation of Graphs and Analysis of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to the sound of metal. It is read like the passage in the Commentary of Zuo (Zuozhuan) regarding riding in another carriage. Examining the current version of the Commentary of Zuo, Year 26 of Duke Zhao, it appears as a different character, which the commentary explains as a way of walking on one foot. Also, pronounced qing (falling tone). The meaning is the same. Also, pronounced qing (level tone). The meaning is the same. Also, it means to break or sever. Also, pronounced qing (rising tone). It refers to walking on one foot. According to the Correct Meaning of Characters (Zhengzitong), the Explanation of Graphs and Analysis of Characters defines it as the sound of metal. It is read like the passage in the Commentary of Zuo regarding riding in another carriage. Since it denotes the sound of metal, and thin metal produces a clearer sound, it is associated with the character for light or thin. The character for walking on one foot has the same pronunciation as this one, which is why the text says it is read like that, but they are not the same character. Common editions of the Commentary of Zuo, with annotations by Du Yu, erroneously replace the character. Various rhyme dictionaries mistakenly merged these characters into one, not realizing that one radical is metal and the other is foot, and while the sounds are interchangeable, the meanings differ.