Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) 紨 Kangxi Strokes: 11 Page 919, Entry 18 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): pronounced fu. Explained in the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen): it means cloth. Another view states it is a coarse silk. Extensive Records (Boya): refers to fine silk. Collection of Characters (Yupian): refers to spinning, connecting, and also carries the meaning of overlapping. Categorized Dictionary (Leipian): large silk is called fu. Also used as a name. History of the Former Han Dynasty (Qianhan): Biography of the Five Sons of Emperor Wu, refers to the eldest granddaughter Luo Fu. Also in Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): pronounced fu. The meaning is the same. Also in Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): pronounced fu (falling tone). Refers to a rope. Also written in a variant form (fu).