Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Kangxi strokes: 19 Page 1320, Entry 01 Pronounced zan (falling tone). Guangyun (Broad Rhymes): To chisel stone. Shuowen (Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters): A small chisel. Also pronounced qian (falling tone). Also pronounced jian (falling tone). Also pronounced chan (rising tone). Also pronounced can (flat tone). The meaning is the same.