Yin Collection, Middle Volume
Radical: Turban (jīn)
Mi; Kangxi stroke count: 13; Page 335, Entry 04
Pronounced mi.
As defined in the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to a curtain.
As defined in the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it refers to a screen. It also refers to the act of covering.
According to the Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), in the section regarding the mourning rites for a scholar, it refers to using a black cloth to cover the face of the deceased. The commentary notes that it is a cloth used to cover the face.
It also describes a uniform and refined appearance.
According to the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), specifically in the Winter Offices: Artificers' Record (Kaogongji), when a wheelwright observes a wheel from a distance, he desires it to be uniform, fine, and sloping downward. The commentary notes that this term denotes a uniform and fine appearance.
Pronounced mian.
Pronounced ming.
Pronounced mian.
The meaning is the same.