Xu Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Metal (jīn)
鉈
Kangxi strokes: 13
Page 1300, Entry 01
Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced she.
Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Anthology (Yunhui): Pronounced she.
Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced she.
Explanation from Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): A short spear.
Sometimes also written in a variant form (chi).
In the work Regional Speech (Fangyan) by Yang Xiong: A spear. In the regions of Wu, Yang, Jiang, Huainan, and Chu, as well as between the Five Lakes, it is called chi.
Note: Pronounced she.
Also, in Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced shi.
Also, in Classified Compilation (Leipian): Pronounced chi. The meaning is the same.
Note: In Extensive Rhymes, the entry for the pronunciation she also notes the pronunciation yi, which is missing from the rhyme group five-pu.
Textual research: In Extensive Rhymes, it is noted as pronounced shi. We observe that the pronunciation of shi is different from that of tuo. The pronunciation of shi is similar to the pronunciation of tuo. We have corrected the pronunciation of shi to shi. In Classified Compilation, it is noted as pronounced shi. We observe that the pronunciation of shi is different from that of tuo. The pronunciation of chi is similar to the pronunciation of tuo. We have corrected the pronunciation of shi to chi.