Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Page 1319, Entry 19 Pronounced xuan (falling tone) Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters): A round stove. Guangyun (Broad Rhymes): A tool for shaping by rotating on an axis. Liushu Gu (Explication of the Six Scripts): A warming vessel; it is rotated in hot water to warm wine. Some say the modern copper or pewter basin is called a xuan, so named because it is used by rotating. Also, pronounced xuan (level tone) A pulley.