Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Kangxi Strokes: 15 Page 931, Entry 01 Guangyun: Pronounced bian. Jiyun, Yunhui, and Zhengyun: Pronounced bian. Shuowen Jiezi: To arrange in order. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Confucius: When reading the Book of Changes (Yijing), the leather cords binding the bamboo strips broke three times. Commentary to the History of the Former Han (Qianhan), Biographies of Confucian Scholars: Bian refers to things used to connect items in sequence. Also refers to hair ornaments. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Offices of Heaven: The Master of Ornaments manages the Queen’s headwear, creating fu, bian, and ci, as well as zhui, heng, and ji. Commentary: Bian refers to hair arranged into a style, similar to modern wigs. Also refers to a set of bells. Rites of Zhou, Offices of Spring, Master of Musical Stones: Striking the bells. Commentary: Bian is pronounced the same as the bian in books. Also refers to weaving or connecting. Songs of Chu (Chuci), Nine Declarations (Jiuzhang): Weaving sorrow into a chest ornament. Zilin: To string items together in order using a rope is called bian. Yupian: Bian means to weave or to connect. Guangyun: Pronounced bian. Jiyun and Yunhui: Pronounced bian. Bian refers to thin silk fabric made from raw silk. Also refers to twisting or knotting. Jiyun: Pronounced bian. Zhengyun: Pronounced bian. Records of the Grand Historian, Biographies of the Southwestern Barbarians: All knot their hair and migrate following their livestock. History of the Former Han, Biography of Zhong Jun: Likely there will be those who untie their knotted hair, change their left-lapping garments, and accept moral transformation. Commentary: Bian is pronounced the same as the word for braid. Jiyun: Pronounced pian. Also written as the variant form bian. Refers to intertwining and joining hemp threads. Guangya: Bian refers to a silk ribbon.