Xu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Leaf (yè) Ting Kangxi Strokes: 16 Page 1405, Entry 02 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced ting (rising tone) Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui): Pronounced ting (rising tone) Pronounced the same as ting. Explanation of Graphs (Shuowen): Refers to a head shape that is narrow and long, known as ting. Also, according to Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Carries the meaning of being straight. Approaching Elegance (Erya), Explaining Words: The characters gu, geng, jiao, ting, ting, and dao all carry the meaning of being straight. Annotation: All these characters indicate the meaning of being upright. Also used as a personal name. History of the Tang (Tangshu), Biography of Su Gui: The son of Su Gui was named Ting. Also, according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced ting. Pronounced the same as ting. Describes the appearance of a head shape that is narrow and long.