Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) 绯 Kangxi Stroke Count: 14 Page 929, Entry 09 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced fēi. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Collection (Yunhui): Pronounced fēi. Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced fēi. Explanation in the newly added characters section of the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): A red colored silk textile. Categorized Chapters (Leipian): Deep red color. Also refers to red boiled silk. History of the Tang Dynasty (Tangshu), Treatise on Carriages and Clothing: The system for trousers and jackets stipulates that those of the fifth rank and above shall use the color red (fēi).