Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Character: Liao Kangxi Stroke Count: 18 Page 939, Entry 09 Pronounced liao. Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Graphs and Analysis of Characters): To wrap. Leipian (Classified Dictionary): To wind around. Book of Rites (Liji), Jade Pattern: To wind twice for four inches. Ban Gu, Eastern Capital Rhapsody (Dongdu Fu): Long sleeves winding and circling until they fill the courtyard. Also the name of a sacrifice. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Spring Officials, Grand Invocation: Distinguishing the nine sacrifices, the eighth is called the liao sacrifice. Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), Drinking Ceremony in the Countryside: If one does not perform the liao, break the end to the right to offer sacrifice. Commentary: Liao is like twisting. Also a personal name. History of the Former Han (Hanshu), Treatise on Literature: Twenty-nine chapters of Wei Liao. Commentary: Shigu says, Wei is the surname, Liao is the given name. Also the name of a county. History of the Former Han (Hanshu), Treatise on Geography: Qinghe Commandery has Liao County. Pronounced liao. The meaning is the same. Pronounced liao. Also pronounced liao. The meaning is the same. Pronounced liao. Zhuangzi, Robber Zhi Chapter: To twist thoughts and exhaust the body in struggle. Sound and Meaning: Liao means to arrange. Pronounced rao. A personal name. In Zhuangzi, there is Huang Liao. Rhyme Supplement: Rhymes with qiu. Songs of Chu (Chuci), Summoning the Recluse: Curving and twisting, the branches intertwine. Commentary: Liao means to link. Note: In the Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), Drinking Ceremony in the Countryside, the original text reads break the end to the right. Corrected from the original left to right.