Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) 縻 Kangxi Stroke Count: 17 Page 936, Entry 17 Compendium of Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced mei. Dictionary of Rhymes (Yunhui) and Standard Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced mei. The pronunciation is mei. Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): Refers to a rope for an ox. Some versions are written in a variant form. Categorized Dictionary (Leipian): One theory holds that it means to tie or bind. History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu), Account of the Xiongnu: Refers to enticing, controlling, and restraining without severing the relationship. Also, Compendium of Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced mi. The meaning is the same. Also, interchangeable with the character mi. Book of Changes (Yijing), Inner Truth (Zhongfu): I and you together exhaust it. Explication of Texts (Shiwen): Mi, some versions are also written as mi. The meaning is to scatter. Also written in a variant form.