Yin Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Bow (gōng) Kangxi Strokes: 10 Page 359, Entry 01 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced xuan (level tone). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced xuan (level tone). The pronunciation is the same as xuan. Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): Refers to a bow made of horn. In the Luoyang region, a crossbow is called xuan. Also, Wide Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced xuan (level tone). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced xuan (level tone). The pronunciation is the same as yuan (level tone). Wide Rhymes (Guangyun): Refers to the shape or tension of a bow. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced xuan (level tone). The pronunciation is the same as xuan (level tone). Wide Rhymes (Guangyun): Refers to a bowstring, specifically the bowstring itself.