Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) 鎣 Kangxi strokes: 18 Page 1317, Entry 27 Pronounced yíng In the Tang Dictionary of Sounds (Tangyun): the sound is determined by the characters wu and ding. In the Collected Rimes (Jiyun) and the Compendium of Rimes (Yunhui): the sound is determined by the characters ying and ding, pronounced yíng. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): it is the name of a vessel. According to the Correct Meaning of Characters (Zhengzitong): it is the act of polishing metal vessels to make them lustrous. Also, according to the Extensive Dictionary of Sounds (Guangyun): it means to decorate. Also, according to the Broad Veracity (Boya): it means to grind or polish. Also, according to the Extensive Dictionary of Sounds (Guangyun): pronounced yíng. It refers to the mining of iron. Also, according to the Collected Rimes (Jiyun): pronounced yíng. It means to grind or polish. Another definition is a vessel. Also, according to the Supplement to the Collection of Characters (Zihuibu): it is a personal name. During the Tang dynasty, there was a person named Sun Ying. Also, according to the Collected Rimes (Jiyun): pronounced jiǒng. It refers to smelting vessels and making them out of metal. Also, according to the Collected Rimes (Jiyun): pronounced yīng. Also, according to the Five Sounds Collected Rimes (Wuyinjiyun): pronounced yīng. The meaning is the same.