Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Dan Kangxi brush strokes: 10 Page 918, Entry 09 Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Orthodox Rhymes (Zhengyun) state the pronunciation is dan. Explication of Script (Shuowen): The silk cords hanging from a ceremonial cap that cover the ears. Minister Xuan and others say: The modern common variant form is dan, which is incorrect. Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), Second Year of Duke Huan: The balance beam, the cap cords, and the crown cover. Commentary: Dan refers to the hanging parts of the cap. Sub-commentary: Dan is the cord for the hanging ear pendants, hanging down on both sides of the cap, similar to a modern ribbon. Ceremonial Rites (Yili), Rites for the Death of a Scholar (Shisangli): A black quilt with a crimson lining, without decorative binding. Commentary: Dan refers to the decorative border of the quilt. Rites (Liji), Record of Great Mourning (Sangdaji): A shroud of five widths, without decorative binding. Commentary: Dan is made of cord-like material, attached to the side of the collar. Sub-commentary: It serves as a decorative edging. Also refers to the sound of beating a drum. Book of Jin (Jinshu), Biography of Deng You: The drum beat dan-ru at the fifth watch. Textual Research: In Ceremonial Rites, for the passage regarding the crimson lining, the character cheng (red) is written with the red radical and the zhen sound component. It is written with the zhen component, not the ye component. The text has been corrected to cheng.