Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Character: tong Kangxi stroke count: 14 Page 1303, Entry 12 Pronounced tong According to the Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), the pronunciation is tong. Explained in the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) as a type of agricultural tool similar to a plowshare. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it describes the appearance of a very large hoe. Also, in the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is sometimes written in a variant form. According to the Broad Notes (Boya), a han is called a variant form.