Yin Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Mountain (shān) Entry: Zong Kangxi stroke count: 14 Page 317, Entry 55 According to the Extensive Rhyme (Guangyun) and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), it is pronounced song. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), it is pronounced song. It refers to the appearance of a mountain peak; for details, see the entry for the character yong. It is also written in a variant form. As stated in the Western Peak Rhapsody (Xiyue fu) by Du Fu: The wind carries one along, vast and towering. The commentary notes that this is the same as zong. It is also used interchangeably with zong. The term longzong refers to a mountain that is high and steep. As stated in the Shanglin Rhapsody (Shanglin fu) by Sima Xiangru: Towering and lofty. As stated in the Western Expedition Rhapsody (Xizheng fu) by Pan Yue: Mount Taiyi is towering. Also, according to the Extensive Rhyme (Guangyun), it is pronounced zong. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), it is pronounced zong. The meaning is the same.