Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) 纽 Kangxi strokes: 10 Page 916, Entry 02 Pronounced niu (rising tone). Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters): To tie. Another meaning is a knot that can be undone. Guangya (Expanded Dictionary): To bind. Commentary to the Jijiupian (Crushing Neglect Chapters): A knot is what is called niu. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Summer Official, Cap Master: Vermilion inner lining with extended knots. Commentary: Small loops located above the side of the cap, through which the hair pin is inserted. Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), Record of the Day After: Black knots at the front and back. Commentary: Knots are used to connect the curtains and the covering. Book of Rites (Liji), Jade Ornamentation: Combine the knots and use a three-inch silk ribbon, with the length matching the sash. Commentary: The ribbon is at the point where the sash is tied together. Zhuangzi, In the World of Men: That which Yu and Shun bound together. Commentary: Cui states: to tie and carry is called niu. Wen states: to originate. Songs of Chu (Chuci), Nine Laments: Feelings are as clean as silk ribbons tied in knots. Commentary: To knot or bind. Also a surname. Book of Sui (Suishu), Biographies of Filial Piety: Niu Hui, courtesy name Xiaozheng, a native of Anyi in Hedong. Also a variant pronunciation. Chen Lin, Great Desolation Rhapsody: Establishing the imperial pole to connect the balance, spreading the celestial mechanism to form the knots. Yang branches shine at the Heaven Gate, while Yin energy hides at the Earth Door. Textual Corrections: Book of Rites (Liji), Jade Ornamentation: The original text regarding the use of a three-inch ribbon has been corrected to align with the canonical phrasing. Songs of Chu (Chuci), Nine Laments: In the phrase regarding silk ribbons, the character for knot has been corrected to the character for clean according to the original text.