Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) 釗 Kangxi strokes: 10 Page 1296, Entry 02 According to the Tang Dynasty Rhymes (Tangyun), the sound is zhao. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), and the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), the sound is zhao. Pronounced zhao. According to the Explanation of Graphs and Analysis of Characters (Shuowen), it means to whittle, carve, or wear away. Also, according to the Regional Dialects of Master Yang (Yangzi Fangyan), it refers to a remote distance. The northern suburbs of the Yan territory are referred to as zhao. According to the Annotation to the Explanation of Graphs and Analysis of Characters (Shuowen Zhu), Zheng Qiao suggests that some consider it to be a crossbow mechanism. It is also used as a surname. According to the Correct Meaning Guide (Zhengzitong), there was a person named Zhao Jianpei during the Ming Dynasty who was from Sanhe. According to the Erya (Er Ya), a dictionary of classical terms, zhao means to encourage or exert effort. According to the Regional Dialects of Master Yang (Yangzi Fangyan), zhao carries the meaning of encouragement and urging. In the Qin and Jin regions, it is called zhao; east of the Hangu Pass, in the regions of Zhou and Zheng, it is called mianzhao. According to the Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun), it means to see. In the Bamboo Annals of the Zhou Dynasty (Jizhong Zhoushu), it is written: zhao our King of Zhou. According to the Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the sound is jiao. The meaning is the same. It is also the personal name of King Kang of Zhou. According to the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), in the Genealogical Tables of the Three Dynasties, it is King Kang Zhao. The annotation of the Suoyin commentary states that it is pronounced jiao. It is also pronounced zhao. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the sound is zhao. It is the personal name of King Kang of Zhou. This is how Xu Miao reads it in the Explanation of the Text in the Testamentary Charge (Shu Gumingshiwen).