Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Geng Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 931, Entry 14 Broad Rimes (Guangyun): Pronounced geng Collected Rimes (Jiyun), Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui): Pronounced geng Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen): Large rope. Another meaning is urgent. Jade Chapters (Yupian): Swift. Sometimes written as a variant form (geng). Broad Rimes (Guangyun): Tightly stretched. Also written as (geng). See entry for (geng) for details. Broad Rimes (Guangyun): Pronounced deng Collected Rimes (Jiyun), Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui), Correct Rimes (Zhengyun): Pronounced deng Meaning same as above.