Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Kangxi Strokes: 11 Page 920, Entry 14 Guangyun (Comprehensive Rhymes), Jiyun (Collected Rhymes), Yunhui (Collection of Rhymes): Pronounced fu. Shuowen (Explaining Characters): Tangled silk. Erya (Approaching Elegance), Explaining Water: Fu means to drag. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes: Secured with cords. Commentary: Fu means to bind. Book of Rites (Liji), Songs of the Neighborhood: When assisting at a funeral, one must hold the cord. Commentary: A rope used to pull a coffin. Shiming (Explaining Names): The cord pulled from the front is called fu. Fu means to set out; it is to pull the carriage to make it move forward. Also interchangeable with fu (ribbon). History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu), Biography of Bing Ji: The Emperor will send a man to attach the silk ribbon for the seal and apply the seal. Commentary: Shigu says: Fu is the silk ribbon for attaching a seal. Also interchangeable with fu (knee pad). Comprehensive Discussions in the White Tiger Hall (Baihu Tong): Fu means to cover; it is used while walking to shield the front of the body. The Son of Heaven uses a vermilion knee pad; the feudal lords use a crimson knee pad. The Book of Odes states: How brilliant are the vermilion knee pads. It also states: Crimson knee pads are on the legs. Note: In the Book of Odes, both vermilion and crimson fu are written as fu (knee pad). Jiyun: Pronounced fei. Leipian (Categorized Dictionary): Tangled hemp. Yupian (Jade Dictionary): Sometimes written as a character radicalized by fu, also written as fu. Textual Research: Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes: Secured with cords. Commentary: Fu means to bind. In accordance with the original text, the character for bind has been corrected.