Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) 辫 Kangxi strokes: 20 Page 941, Entry 01 Pronounced bian (falling tone). Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters): To interweave. Zengyun (Additional Rhymes): To bind. Used interchangeably with the character for weave. See the detailed entry for weave. Pronounced bian (falling tone). Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters): To interweave or braid. Zengyun (Additional Rhymes): To bind. Zhang Heng, Rhapsody on Thinking (Si Fu): Braiding integrity and brightness into a girdle, interweaving skills and arts into a pendant. Jiyun (Collection of Rhymes): Derived from the silk radical. Zhengyun (Correct Rhymes): Also written as the character for weave.