Shen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Clothing (yī) Character: Qiǎng Kangxi Strokes: 17 Page 1123, Entry 20 Pronounced qiǎng (rising tone) Jade Chapters (Yupian): A swaddling cloth, a garment for carrying a child. Analects (Lunyu): Then the people from the four corners of the land will come, carrying their children on their backs in swaddling cloths. He Yan commentary: To carry on the back using a device is called qiǎng. Sub-commentary: The Record of the Investigation of Things (Bowuzhi) says: A swaddling cloth is woven from thread, eight inches wide and twelve feet long, used to bind a small child to one's back. History of the Former Han (Qianhan shu), Biography of Emperor Xuan: Although the great-grandson was still in swaddling cloths, he was nonetheless arrested and detained in the prison of the commandery residence. Li Qi commentary: Qiǎng means to wrap; it is made of silk fabric and used to wrap and carry a child. Shi Gu commentary: This is what is now called a child's swaddling band. Six Writings Corrected (Liushu zheng'e): Commonly written in the variant form qiǎng, which is incorrect. The character qiǎng is formed using the element for strong.