Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Xuan Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 1307, Entry 19 Pronounced xuan. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): A small basin. Derived from metal, with yuan acting as the phonetic. Another definition states it is a tripod without feet. Wuyin Jiyun: A copper cooking vessel. Guangya: The items known as qiao, ge, and zong are collectively called yao. Also, the sound of jade. Hanshu (Book of Han), Song of the Suburban Sacrifices: Displaying poetry to match the rhythm, the jade xuan rings out. Commentary: Jin Zhuo says: Xuan is the sound of ringing jade. Yan Shigu says: Xuan is pronounced xuan. Also used in personal names. Shiji (Records of the Grand Historian), Annals of Xiang Yu: The leader of the Fan region, Mei Xuan, had many accomplishments. Also, according to Wuyin Jiyun, pronounced xuan. The sound of jade. Also, according to Jiyun, pronounced luan. A ring on a carriage. Sometimes written as huan. Also, according to Zhengzitong, pronounced juan. Shiji (Records of the Grand Historian), Annals of Chu: The king, while traveling, met his former xuan-person. Commentary: This refers to a palace attendant. In the biography of the Lord of Wanshi, it is written as zhongjuan. Yupian: Written as xuan. The character xuan is derived from the character for metal.