Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Kangxi Strokes: 17 Page 937, Entry 01 Pronounced fan. Book of Documents (Shangshu), Announcement of Zhong Hui: Truly, the crowd is numerous. Commentary: Fan means many. Also, Book of Rites (Liji), Meaning of the Feast of Drinking: The rituals of bowing upon arrival, offering wine, and mutual exchanges are numerous. Note: Fan means abundant. Also, Preface to the Classic of Filial Piety (Xiaojing Xu): How can one not prune its weeds and overgrowth? Note: Fan means mixed or tangled. Also, Guangyun: Fan means a leveling tool for grain. Pronounced pan. Book of Rites (Liji), Ritual Vessels: The great carriage has one set of horse chest straps, while the secondary carriage has seven sets of horse chest straps. Sub-commentary: Fan refers to the horse's chest strap. Zuo Zhuan, Second Year of Duke Cheng: Requested the court music orchestra and the chest strap decorations for the morning audience. Note: Fan-ying refers to horse ornaments. Also, used interchangeably with fan. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Ministry of Spring, Jinche/Fan-ying Note: Fan is read like the pan in pan-dai, referring to the large horse girth strap used today. Pronounced po. Yupian: A surname. Zuo Zhuan, Fourth Year of Duke Ding: Among the seven clans of the Yin people, there is the Fan clan. History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu), Biography of Chen Tang: Censor-in-chief Fan Yanshou. Rhyme Supplement: Rhymes with yun. Lu Yun, Eulogy for Summer Administrator: Original excellence is bright, the brilliant scenery is harmonious. Born with abundant beauty, the talented and clever reached early maturity. Rhyme Supplement: Rhymes with yuan. Lady Zuo, Eulogy for Empress Yang: Heavenly virtue is auspicious, able to flourish, able to multiply. Thus, a hundred blessings arrive, nurturing the holy and the wise.