Xu Collection, Middle Volume
Radical: Leather (gé)
鞶
Kangxi strokes: 19
Page 1391, Entry 03
Ancient form. Pronounced pan.
As defined in the Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): A large belt.
Book of Changes (Yijing), Hexagram of Arguing (Song): Or he is gifted a belt.
Book of Rites (Liji), Inner Teachings (Neize): Men use belts made of leather, women use belts made of silk.
Annotation: Small pouches used to hold a handkerchief.
Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), Marriage Rites of the Gentlemen (Shihunli): The secondary mothers stand inside the gate and present the belt.
Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), Twenty-first Year of Duke Zhuang: The king gave him the queen's belt and mirror.
Annotation: The term belt here refers to a belt decorated with a mirror.
Also, Six Year of Duke Ding: The belt and mirror of Duke Ding.
Explanation of Text: Pronounced bu dan, also pronounced pu guan.
Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes written in a variant form.