Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Character: Tie Kangxi Stroke Count: 14 Page 1305, Entry 04 In the Jiyun (Comprehensive Rhymes), it is noted that the character for iron was formerly written as tie. See the entry at thirteen strokes for details. Also, in the Guangyun (Broad Rhymes), it is pronounced ti. In the Jiyun, it is pronounced ti. In the Zilin (Forest of Characters), it is a term for iron. Furthermore, in the Jiyun, it is pronounced yi. Yutie is the place marking the eastern boundary. It is commonly written as yi. In the Book of Documents (Shangshu), in the Yaodian chapter regarding the dwelling of Yuyi, the commentary notes that both the Shangshu Kaolingyao and the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji) use the form Yutie.