Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Character: Lian Kangxi stroke count: 17 Page 936, Entry 16 According to the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), pronounced lian. Lianlü refers to a type of fried dough food. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), thread that is not tangled. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced lian. The meaning is the same.