Chinese character 硍

It has several readings; context supplies the sense.

Mandarin pinyin, which marks syllables and tones: kèn (“ken,” falling), stone mark; xiàn (“shyen,” soft sh), stone sound; gǔn (“goon,” low-dipping), dull bell; yǐn (“yeen,” low-rising), in 硍种, a mineral term glossed “silver vermilion.” A Wu regional usage records 硍 for 啃 (“gnaw”).

The Zhouli (周礼), a classical Chinese ritual text, links 硍 with 䃂 in bell terminology. A Han-era fu (long poem), 子虚赋, prints 硠硠 for colliding rocks; commentary argues for 硍硍.