Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Character: Yi Kangxi stroke count: 17 Page 1316, Entry 09 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced yé. The same as the character ya. Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals (Lüshi Chunqiu): A long sword relies on its sharpness, not on the fame of the Mo or Ya blades.