Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Character: tong Kangxi stroke count: 20 Page 1321, Entry 14 Pronounced tang (falling tone). Tools used by craftsmen to work with wood. According to the Collection of Rhymes (Guangyun) and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), this tool uses an iron edge to smooth away the marks left by axes and adzes on wood or stone. It is also written in a variant form.