Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Kangxi Strokes: 13 Page 924, Entry 21 Pronounced juan (falling tone). Pronounced juan (falling tone). Pronounced juan (falling tone). Pronounced juan (falling tone). According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), this refers to silk fabric as fine and dense as wheat. According to the Broad Anthology (Boyas), xianzhi, hu, and juan are all names for silk textiles. According to the Explanation of Names (Shiming), juan implies toughness; its threads are thick and woven relatively loosely. According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), it refers to fine silk made of double-stranded threads. Also pronounced quan (rising tone). The character juan is sometimes written as a variant form of juan (entangle). According to the Commentary on the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Autumn Office, section on the Official of Snares, implements such as nets and traps are used to entangle and bind birds and beasts. According to the Commentary on the Chi Official, food is placed in a net to trap birds; when they fly down, their feet are caught. Also pronounced xuan (falling tone). Refers to the rope loop attached to a target cloth on an archery target. Verification: In the Broad Anthology (Boyas), the text originally reading fan sui xianzhi hu juan ye has been corrected to read sui xianzhi hu juan ye.