Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Character: dai Kangxi stroke count: 11 Page 920, Entry 24 Pronounced dai (falling tone). According to the Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen), the term refers to silk threads that have become worn or old. Also, according to the Yupian (Yupian), it denotes doubt, or the act of deceiving. In the Commentary of Guliang (Guliang Zhuan) on the first year of Duke Xi, it states to loathe the prince's deception. The commentary defines this as deception. In the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Emperor Gaozu, it describes the falsification of a name card to deceive. The commentary defines this as fraud. In the Liezi (Liezi), Zhou Wang chapter, it states I previously deceived you. Additionally, according to the Guangya (Guangya), it denotes the act of winding or wrapping, and also indicates a sense of looseness or slackness.