Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Zheng Kangxi strokes: 16 Page 1310, Entry 01 Pronounced zheng. The sound of metal clashing together. As written in the Book of Rites (Liji), specifically the Fu on Plowing the Fields (Jitian fu) by Pan Yue: The sound of clashing teeth and clashing metal. As written in the History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Biography of Liu Penzi: Emperor Guangwu said: You are the type that rings out with a clanging sound among iron implements. Also refers to a zheng (a type of ancient bronze percussion instrument). As written in the Records of the Eastern Pavilion (Dongguan hanji): When Duan Jiong returned after performing meritorious service, the warriors beat drums and played the zheng and the duo (a type of hand bell). According to Ma Duanlin: The zheng is the same as the instrument described in the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen jiezi); its shape is round like a brass gong. Pronounced cheng. The meaning is the same. Also pronounced qiang. As written in the poem by Zhang Ji, Memorial to Han Yu: In a brief moment, I feel that all things have come to an end; the emotions in my heart are mostly sorrowful. The old grave is north of Mengjin, and at the burial in the wilderness, the drums and the zheng were struck. The Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) notes that it is sometimes written in a variant form (zheng). Textual research: In the Records of the Eastern Pavilion (Dongguan hanji), the text states: Duan Jiong returned after performing meritorious service, and the warriors beat drums and played the zheng and the duo. Based on the History of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Duan Jiong has been corrected to Duan Jiong.