Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Character: Dou Kangxi stroke count: 15 Page 1306, Entry 19 According to the Compilation of Phonetic Rhymes (Jiyun), the Rhyme Dictionary (Yunhui), and the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), it is pronounced yu (rising tone). According to the Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters (Shuowen), this is the original form. It is a vessel for wine. Also, according to the Expanded Rhyme Dictionary (Guangyun) and the Compilation of Phonetic Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced tou. It is the name of a stone. It resembles metal. It is the same as the character tou.