Wei Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Silk (mì). Kangxi stroke count: 14. Page 929, Entry 08. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), and Rectified Rhymes (Zhengyun) state it is pronounced jin (rising tone). As stated in Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it means to wrap thread tightly. According to Broad Elegance (Boya), it means to entwine. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it means to bind or stitch. The Book of Tang (Tangshu), Treatise on Official Posts, mentions the deliberation and categorization of the empire's prefectures into two supports, six heroes, ten prominences, and ten tight locations, along with gradations of high, middle, and low. Also, according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced zhen (rising tone), with the same meaning. Note: In Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), this character is located under the Radical: Firm (qiān), but it is now incorporated here.