Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Biao Kangxi Dictionary Stroke Count: 19 Page 1320, Entry 11 Pronounced piao Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters): Originally written as the variant form. Refers to a copper piece for the end of a blade. Guangyun (Broad Rhymes): The ornament at the bottom of a sword scabbard. Also pronounced biao Identical to the variant form. Refers to the point of a blade.