Chou Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Earth (tǔ) Entry: 圢 Kangxi Stroke Count: 5 Page 223, Entry 04 Historical citations: According to the Extensive Dictionary of Rhymes (Guangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced ting, with the same sound as the character for a jade tablet. It means flat. Another interpretation refers to a narrow path between fields. It is also pronounced tian. It means the appearance of being flat.