Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Zi Kangxi strokes: 18 Page 1317, Entry 25 Pronounced zi Pronounced zi In the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it is written as ziqi, meaning a hoe. In the Mencius (Mengzi), it is written as ziji. In the Encyclopedia of Rhymes (Yunhui), it is also written as a variant form (zi). In the History of the Former Han (Qianhan shu), Biography of Fan Kuai, it is written as ziji.