Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Kangxi Strokes: 17 Page 937, Entry 08 Pronounced mou. According to Explaining Graphs and Analysis of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), ten bundles of hemp. Another source states it refers to being tightly bound. Book of Odes (Shijing), Bin Airs: Tightly binding the windows. Commentary: Choumu means firmly knotted. Zhuangzi, Zeyang: The sage understands profound principles. Sound and Meaning: Choumu is like being knotted. Another interpretation is that it refers to something profound. Pronounced mou. Pronounced liu. The meaning is the same. Pronounced jiu. Book of Rites (Liji), Tan Gong: Wearing mourning clothes and tying a twisted hemp belt. Commentary: Mu means to not allow it to be twisted or hanging down. Sub-commentary: A twisted hemp band refers to twisting hemp into a mourning sash. History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu), Biography of Empress Zhao Xiaocheng: She hanged herself. Commentary: Shigu says that mu means to strangle. Pronounced miu. Book of Rites (Liji), Da Zhuan: There is an error in one of these five items. Commentary: Pmiu is like an error. Explanatory Text: Mu was originally written as miu. Also, in Zhongni Yanju: If there is an error regarding the rites, one cannot compose poetry. Commentary: Mu means error. History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu), Biography of Sima Xiangru: The magistrate of Linqiong feigned respect. Commentary: Mu means deception. Also, in the Biography of Yu Dingguo: Why is it contrary to this extent? Commentary: Mu means to go against. A surname. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Master Shen: Master Mu of Lanling. Commentary: Suoyin says the Mu clan originated in Lanling. Zhengzitong states that the current surname Mu is pronounced miao due to a sound change, not the original pronunciation. Pronounced liao. Liao is sometimes written as mu. History of the Former Han (Qian Hanshu), Biography of Sima Xiangru: Entwining jade decorations on the hat ribbon. Commentary: Murao means to entwine and knot together. Pronounced mu. Same as mu. Book of Rites (Liji), Da Zhuan: Arranged in the order of zhao and mu. Commentary: Mu is pronounced as mu. Gongyang Commentary, Year 3 of Duke Yin: Burying Duke Mu of Song. Explanatory Text: Mu is written as mu in the Zuo Tradition. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), House of Lu: Duke Tai and Duke Shao then respectfully divined. Commentary: Xu Guang says that in ancient books, the character mu is often written as mu. Pronounced liao. Mu-mu, the appearance of silk threads. Pronounced liao. Liu is sometimes written as mu. Tiaoliu, the appearance of a dragon head swaying.