Chen Collection, Middle Volume
Radical: Tree (mù)
Kangxi stroke count: 16
Page 555, Entry 16
Same as the character pronounced liu (rising tone).
Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Offices of Heaven, Seamster: Use the material for the fan-shaped coffin decoration, the liu. The term shaliu was written as jienü in the ancient texts. Zheng Zhong stated: Jie is read as se, and nü is read as liu; both refer to coffin decorations.
Textual Research: Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Offices of Heaven, Director of Hemp: Use the material for the fan-shaped coffin decoration, the liu. Annotation: Shaliu is also written as jienü. Zheng Xuan stated: Jie is read as se, and nü is read as liu. We have corrected the reference from Director of Hemp to Seamster in accordance with the original text. The character note has been omitted. The phrase also written as jienü has been corrected to written as jienü in the ancient texts. Zheng Xuan has been corrected to Zheng Zhong.