Xu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Leather (wéi) Yuan Kangxi strokes: 18 Page 1394, Entry 32 Tang Rhyme (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) state: pronounced yun. Shuowen Jiezi states: originally written as a variant form. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Winter Officers, Record of Artificers: The craftsmen who work with leather are the armorer, the tanner, the drum-maker, and the furrier. Commentary states: Yuan is pronounced as yun. Also: The drum-maker makes the drum body. Commentary states: The drum body is the wooden frame of a drum. Jade Chapter (Yupian) states: also means boots. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) states: interchangeable with the character pronounced hui. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Categorized Chapters (Leipian) state: pronounced xun. Meaning a craftsman who works with leather. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) state: pronounced xuan. Meaning is the same. Record of Artificers (Kaogongji), Explanation of Characters (Shiwen) states: Yuan is also pronounced kuang. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) states: sometimes written as the character pronounced hui. Five Sounds Collected Rhymes (Wuyin Jiyun) states: also written as the character variant. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Categorized Chapters (Leipian) state: pronounced yun. Meaning is the same.