Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) 鍏 Kangxi Strokes: 17 Page 1313, Entry 17 According to Broad Rimes (Guangyun), pronounced wei. According to Collected Rimes (Jiyun), pronounced wei. A spade. In the work Dialect (Fangyan) by Yang Xiong, it is stated that in the region between the states of Song and Wei, a spade is called a hua, or alternatively, a wei. Also, according to Broad Rimes (Guangyun), pronounced wei. According to Collected Rimes (Jiyun), pronounced wei. The meaning is the same.