Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Character: qin Kangxi stroke count: 15 Page 1308, Entry 04 Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced qian. To engrave. Gongyang Commentary (Gongyang Zhuan), 8th Year of Duke Ding: Scratching and engraving his wooden tablet. Commentary: Using a fingernail to engrave the tablet. Sometimes written in a variant form (xian). Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced qin (rising tone). Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui): Pronounced jin (falling tone). Meaning the same. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced jin (falling tone). Broad Elegance (Boya): An awl. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui): Pronounced qin; Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced qin. Meaning the same. Also, Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced jian; Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced jian. Broad Elegance (Boya): Sharp.