《搜神记·卷十一》
宝剑有雌雄两把。干将的妻子怀孕要分娩了，丈夫便对妻子说： 我们给楚王铸造宝剑，三年才造成。楚王生气了，我去进献宝剑时他必定会杀我。
剑有雌雄，其妻重身，当产，夫语妻曰： 吾为王作剑，三年乃成；王怒，往，必杀我。
The sword has two handles, male and female. Gan Jiang's wife was pregnant and about to give birth, so her husband said to his wife: we forged a sword for King Chu and made it in three years. King Chu was angry. When I go to offer the sword, he will surely kill me.