Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Character: sou Kangxi Stroke Count: 18 Page 1318, Entry 06 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced sou. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): To engrave or carve. Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun): To carve. Zuo Si, Rhapsody on the Wei Capital (Wei Du Fu): Wood without carving or engraving. Also, Augmented Dictionary (Zengyun): Iron corrosion. Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun): Originally written as the variant form sou. Also, Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui): Pronounced sou. To carve or engrave. Another meaning is horse ear, a gold ornament. Originally written as the variant form sou.