Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Bian Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 932, Entry 03 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced lian Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced lian Discussion of Writing (Shuowen): Intertwining hemp fibers. Another definition is to join garment pieces. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): To sew. Also, Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced pian. Same meaning. Also, Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced bian Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced bian. To lift up a skirt. Also written in a variant form. Textual Research: Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) reads pu mian qie, pronounced bian. Note: pu mian qie cannot result in the sound bian; it has been corrected to read pian in accordance with the Collected Rhymes.