Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) 鍱 Kangxi stroke count: 17 Page 1315, Entry 09 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced ye. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced ye. Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): A piece of metal. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Copper plate. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Known as a piece in the Qi region. Correct Meaning Guide (Zhengzitong): One theory states that copper or iron hammered into thin sheets is called a piece, similar to individual plates in armor plating. The graph for a piece is related to the graph for gathering, sharing the same meaning. The graph for a piece is derived from the image of a leaf, carrying the meaning of a leaf. It is a phono-semantic compound. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced she. Meaning is the same. Also: Pronounced ye. Refers to an ingot or a ring. Also, Five Sounds Collected Rhymes (Wuyin Jiyun): Pronounced die. Meaning is the same.