Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Silk (mì) 結 Kangxi strokes: 12 Page 921, Entry 04 Guangyun and Zhengyun: Pronounced jie (entering tone). Jiyun and Yunhui: Pronounced jie (entering tone). Shuowen: To tie or bind. Book of Changes (Yijing), Xici: In high antiquity, they tied knots in ropes to govern. Book of Odes (Shijing), Guifeng: My heart is knotted and constrained. Also, Caofeng: The heart is like a knot. Commentary: Like an object being wrapped and bound. Book of Rites (Liji), Quli: On a carriage of virtue, the banner is tied. Commentary: Tied, meaning gathered and drawn in. Commentary: Tied, meaning its streamers are wound and attached to the pole. History of the Former Han (Hanshu), Treatise on the Five Elements: Clothes have button knots, belts have ties. Commentary: Tied, the knot of binding. Also, Guangya: To curve. Also, Yupian: Essential or waist. Also, Jiyun: Pronounced xi (falling tone). History of the Former Han (Hanshu), Biography of Zhang Shizhi: Knelt and tied it. Commentary: Shigu says: Tie, read as fasten. Also, Jiyun: Pronounced ji (entering tone). The meaning is the same. Also, Jiyun: Pronounced ji (falling tone). History of the Former Han (Hanshu), Biography of Lu Jia: Wei Tuo had a topknot and sat with legs spread wide. Commentary: Shigu says: Tie, read as topknot.