Yin Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Turban (jīn) Fen Kangxi strokes: 16 Page 337, Entry 15 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collection Rhymes (Jiyun), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun) all state it is pronounced fen. Explanatory Text and Dictionary (Shuowen Jiezi) defines it as a cloth attached to the sides of a horse bit to wipe away sweat. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Wei, contains the line: "Red tassels on the bit are flourishing." Mao Commentary (Mao Zhuan) states: Fen is a type of decoration. Rulers wrap red cloth around horse bits to wipe sweat, serving also as an ornament. The Corrected Meanings (Zhengyi) explains: Since red is the color used for decoration, the term fen carries the meaning of decoration. Furthermore, Collection Rhymes (Jiyun) records another pronunciation as bei, with the same meaning. Sometimes also written in a variant form. There is yet another pronunciation as fen, meaning a bag for grain is full. Note: The Collection of Characters (Zihui) incorrectly places this under the twelve-stroke section; this has now been corrected. Textual research: The original text cited the Explanatory Text (Shiwen) regarding iron outside the horse bit; however, that is an annotation for the character biao and not for fen. This has been cautiously corrected to: Mao Commentary states: Fen is a decoration. Rulers use red cloth to wrap the bit to wipe sweat, and it also serves as an ornament. Corrected Meanings states: Red is a decorative color, therefore fen is a decoration.