Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Silk (mì) 縒 Kangxi stroke count: 16 Page 933, Entry 27 Pronounced cha. Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen) states it is written as a variant. Refers to mixed or tangled silk. Leipian (Leipian) states it describes the appearance of tangled silk. Pronounced suo (falling-rising tone). Describes the appearance of being fresh and clean. Pronounced cuo (rising tone). The meaning is the same as the previous entry. Pronounced cuo (falling tone). Refers to tangled or disordered silk threads. Yupian (Yupian) states that this character is also written as a variant of the character for tangled. Textual research: Guangyun (Guangyun) and Jiyun (Jiyun) state: Pronounced cuo (falling tone). Refers to tangled or disordered silk threads. We have carefully added the character for tangled above the word tangled in accordance with the original text of the Guangyun.