Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Character: 铸 Kangxi stroke count: 22 Page 1323, Entry 01 Ancient form. Pronounced zhu. As stated in the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen): to melt metal to create objects. As stated in the Jade Chapters (Yupian): to melt and cast. As stated in the Chronicle of Zuo (Zuozhuan), third year of Duke Xuan: casting tripods and engraving images of objects upon them. Note: to cast the images of objects onto the tripods. Also, in the twenty-first year of Duke Zhao: the Emperor of Zhou was about to cast the Wuye bell. Also, the name of a state. As stated in the Chronicle of Zuo (Zuozhuan), twenty-third year of Duke Xiang: Zang Xuanshu married a woman from the state of Zhu. Note: The state of Zhu was located within the borders of Sheqiu County in Jibei. Also, a place name. As stated in the Records of Commanderies and States in the Later Han (Houhan Junuozhi): there is the city of Zhuxiang in the Jibei Kingdom. Also, interchangeable with the character meaning to invoke or pray (zhu). As stated in the Book of Rites (Liji), Record of Music (Yueji): the descendants of Emperor Yao were enfeoffed in the territory of Zhu. Note: Some versions write Zhu as 铸. Also, a surname. As stated in the Garden of Surnames (Xingyuan): they are descendants of Yao, using the name of the state as their surname. Also, pronounced zhou. As stated in the Huainanzi, True Nature (Chuzhen Xun): just like those metalworkers casting objects. Note: The character is pronounced as zhu.