Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Gang Kangxi strokes: 14 Page 927, Entry 02 Ancient form. Pronounced gang. Shuowen Jiezi (Dictionary of Explanations and Analysis of Characters): The main rope of a net. Book of Documents (Shangshu), Chapter Pan Geng: Like a net with its main rope, having order and not becoming tangled. Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes: The principles and order of the four directions. Commentary: Stretching it out creates the main rope. Sub-commentary: The gang is the large rope of a net. Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), Village Archery Ritual: Then stretch the lower rope of the target. Commentary: The gang is the rope that holds the tongue of the target. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Winter Officials, Record of Trades, The Carpenter: The carpenter makes the upper rope and lower rope of the target, the tongue extends one xun, and the silk cloth measures one cun. Commentary: The gang is used to attach the target to the wooden posts. Apocryphal Texts on the Rites (Lǐwěi), Hidden Text of Excellence: The ruler is the guiding principle for the minister, the father is the guiding principle for the son, and the husband is the guiding principle for the wife. Textual Research: Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Winter Officials, Record of Trades, The Carpenter: The carpenter makes the upper rope and lower rope of the target, the tongue extends one xun, and one cun. According to the original text, corrected to say silk cloth measures one cun.