Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Xing Kangxi Strokes: 14 Page 1303, Entry 13 Pronounced xing. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): Originally written as a variant form. It is a vessel. Guangyun (Guangyun): A sacrificial vessel. Yupian (Yupian): A vessel for thick soup. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli): For sacrifices, provide the large soup and the xing soup. Commentary: When five flavors are added to soup, it is served in a xing vessel, hence it is called xing soup. Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili): The master of offerings sets out the xing. Commentary: The xing is a vessel for vegetable and meat soups. Sub-commentary: When referring to the soup contained within the xing, it is called xing soup. When referring to the vessel itself, it is called a xing cauldron. History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu): Yao and Shun ate from earthen bowls and sipped from earthen xing. Commentary: The xing is an earthenware vessel. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji): Abbreviated as a variant form. Jiyun (Jiyun): Sometimes written in a variant form. Also used interchangeably with the form xing.