Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Zhi Kangxi stroke count: 15 Page 1306, Entry 04 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) state the pronunciation is zhi (falling tone), same sound as shi. Explaining Characters and Phrases (Shuowen Jiezi) defines it as the joint of the horizontal bar on a carriage. Explaining Characters and Phrases (Shuowen Jiezi) also defines it as the multicolored luster appearing on the surface of copper. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) states the pronunciation is rui (falling tone), and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) states the pronunciation is rui (falling tone), same sound as rui. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) states the pronunciation is bi (falling tone), same sound as bi. Also pronounced zhi (falling tone), same sound as zhi. The meanings for the above pronunciations are the same. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) states the pronunciation is zhi (falling tone), same sound as zhi. This refers to the hooks on the horizontal bars on the sides of a small carriage body for people to lean against.