Yin Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Turban (jīn) Guo Kangxi strokes: 14 Page 336, Entry 05 Pronounced guo. Shuowen Jiezi (Dictionary of Characters): A head ornament worn by women. Yupian (Jade Chapters): A covering for the hair. Book of Jin (Jinshu): Chronicle of Emperor Xuan. Zhuge Liang challenged the Emperor to battle many times. The Emperor did not emerge. Consequently, Liang sent him a turban and a head ornament of a woman to insult him. Also, in Guangyun (Broad Rhymes): A mourning headdress for women. Also, in Haipian (Sea Chapters): Also written in a variant form (guo). Shiming (Explanations of Names): The term guo means to expand or cover; it is a covering placed over the hair. People of Lu call it kui; people of Qi call it huang. Book of the Later Han (Houhanshu): Treatise on Carriages and Attire. The noblewomen wore dark silk headdresses. Also, pronounced gui. The meaning is the same. Yupian (Jade Chapters): Sometimes also written in a variant form (gui).