Wei Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Silk (mì). Kangxi strokes: 10. Page 918, Entry 15. Pronounced fang (falling tone). Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): To net or entwine silk. Guangyun (Guangyun): To spin silk. Jijiu Pian Zhu (Commentary on the Urgent Literacy Chapters): Refers to the spinning of hemp or silk fibers into threads. Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili): Gifts consist of bundles of spun silk. Commentary: Spun silk is made from spun threads, known today as binding silk. Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan): He took refuge in Jizhang and spun there. Commentary: To spin refers to spinning hemp to make thread. Also, Discourses of the States (Jin Yu): Xianzi seized it and hung it from the locust tree in the courtyard. Commentary: To spin here means to hang. Textual research: In the Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial, the text originally read official silk. Following the original text, it has been corrected to bundles of spun silk.