Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) 鏃 Kangxi strokes: 19 Page 1319, Entry 03 According to Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and Rhyme Meeting (Yunhui), it is pronounced zu. As stated in Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): Sharp. According to Jade Chapter (Yupian): The metal tip of an arrow. In the Book of Documents (Shujing), section Tribute of Yu (Yugong), in the commentary on whetstones and arrow-stones, it is written that the arrow-stone is the tip of an arrow. According to the Explanation of Texts (Shiwen), it is pronounced zu. As written in the essay Faults of Qin (Guo Qin Lun) by Jia Yi: The state of Qin did not have the expense of losing a single arrow or tip. According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Also written in a variant form (tie). According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): It is also pronounced cu. According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): It is also pronounced zhuo. According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): It is also pronounced cou. The meaning is the same. According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): It is also pronounced zu. Same as the term for a file (cuo). According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): It is also pronounced chuo. It means to hoe. A proverb says: If you wish to obtain grain, the horse ear must be hoed. Jia Sixie stated: Sometimes also written in a variant form (zhuo).