Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Page 923, Entry 16 Pronounced quan. According to Explaining Graphs and Analysis of Characters (Shuowen jiezi), this refers to the rope used for binding the sleeves when rolling them up. In Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), it refers to a device for a crossbow of thirty bolts, with all the binding components on one arm. Also pronounced juan. The meaning is the same. Also pronounced yuan. The meaning is the same. Also pronounced ju. The meaning is the same. Also pronounced quan. The meaning is the same.