Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Character: Sha Kangxi Strokes: 18 Page 1318, Entry 01 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced sai Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui): Pronounced sai (falling tone), variant of the character for kill, in falling tone. Analytical Dictionary of Chinese Characters (Shuowen): A spear with a hilt guard. Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui): Another theory states it is a long spear. Jia Yi, On the Faults of Qin (Guo Qin Lun): Not sharper than a curved halberd or a long spear. Classic Explication (Shiwen): Pronounced sai. Han History Commentary (Hanshu zhu): Pronounced shan lie. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes written as a variant. Also written as another variant. Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui): Sometimes written as another variant. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): To clip feathers. Zuo Si, Rhapsody on the Capital of Shu (Shu Du Fu): The bird clips its feathers. Commentary: To damage. Yan Yannian, Odes to the Five Gentlemen (Wu Jun Yong): The phoenix feathers are sometimes clipped; who can tame the dragon nature? Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced sa. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced sha. Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui): Pronounced she. The meaning is the same. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced sa. A type of halberd weapon. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced se. A short spear. Originally written as another variant. Also rhymes with shi: Zhang Heng, Rhapsody on the Eastern Capital (Dongjing fu): The chamberlains of the guard command the stairs, tiger halberds crisscross like spears. The dragon carriage fills the courtyard, cloud banners brush the rainbows. Rainbow is read in the falling tone.