Wei Collection, Middle Volume
Radical: Silk (mì)
Page 936, Entry 07
Guangyun (Guangyun), Jiyun (Jiyun), Yunhui (Yunhui), Zhengyun (Zhengyun): Pronounced man (falling tone).
Shuowen (Shuowen): Silk without patterns. The Han Code states: For those bestowed with robes, use plain, unadorned silk for the exterior and white for the interior.
Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Ministry of Spring, Jinche (Carriage Attendant): Ministers ride in summer silk carriages. Commentary: Adorned with five colors but without carved patterns. Sub-commentary: To say it is plain silk means, like plain woven silk, it lacks decorative motifs.
Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), Fifth Year of Duke Cheng: Wearing crimson robes, riding in an unadorned carriage. Commentary: The carriage has no patterns.
Also, History of the Former Han (Qianhanshu), Treatise on Food and Money: The harvest of one year often exceeds that of unridged fields. Commentary: Unridged fields refer to those not prepared with furrows.
Also, Guangyun (Guangyun): Pronounced man (falling tone); Jiyun (Jiyun): Pronounced man (falling tone).
Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Ministry of Spring, Qingshi (Music Master): Teach plain music. Commentary: Plain refers to the harmonious music of mixed sounds.
Record of Learning (Xueji): If one does not study the basic exercises, one cannot master the strings. Commentary: Basic exercises refer to the miscellaneous practice of string instruments.
Also, Zhuangzi, Treatise on the Equality of Things: The lax, the hidden, and the dense. Sound and Meaning: Lax refers to a broad heart. Also: Great fear is persistent and vast. Sound and Meaning: Describing the state of equating life and death.
Also, Jiyun (Jiyun), Yunhui (Yunhui): Pronounced man (even tone). A variant form exists.
Also, Yunbu (Yunbu): Rhymes with man (falling tone), meaning slow and lax.
Song of the Auspicious Cloud: The auspicious clouds are brilliant, weaving together in a loose, flowing manner. The sun and moon shine with splendor, appearing morning after morning.