Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Gu: Kangxi strokes: 13 Page 1299, Entry 01 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): pronounced gu. Jade Chapters (Yupian): A type of tool. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): pronounced hu. A vessel for holding sacrificial grains. Same as hu. Originally written as hu. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): pronounced gu. To cut or sever.