Mao Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Axe (jīn) 斦 Kangxi stroke count: 8 Page 479, Entry 07 Guangyun (Broad Rhymes): Pronounced yin (rising tone). Jiyun (Collective Rhymes): Pronounced yin (rising tone). Discussed in the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): It means two axes. Extended Rhymes (Zengyun): It means an anvil. Original Meaning of the Six Writings (Liushu Benyi): It is the same as the variant forms (zhi) and (zhi).