Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Character: 繝 Kangxi Stroke Count: 18 Page 939, Entry 13 Compendium of Rhymes (Jiyun) states: pronounced jian (falling tone). Categorized Lexicon (Leipian) states: It refers to brocade patterns. In the Tang dynasty, there was large-patterned brocade. History of the Tang (Tangshu), Annals of Emperor Suzong: Prohibited the use of large-patterned brocade, jie-zhao, and six-break brocade.