Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) 绯 Kangxi Stroke Count: 14 Page 929, Entry 01 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced fēi. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui): Pronounced fēi. Orthography of Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced fēi. In the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it is a newly added character meaning a crimson-colored silk. In the Categorized Compendium (Leipian), it is defined as a deep red color, also known as red plain silk. Book of Tang (Tangshu), Treatise on Carriages and Attire (Chefu Zhi): Regarding the system of trousers and pleated garments, officials of the fifth rank and above wear crimson.