Wei Collection, Middle Volume
Radical: Silk (mì)
Quan
Kangxi strokes: 14
Page 926, Entry 12
Broad Rimes (Guangyun): Pronounced quan (falling tone). Collected Rimes (Jiyun) and Rimes Anthology (Yunhui): Pronounced quan (rising tone).
Shuowen Jiezi, New Additions: To be inseparable and deeply attached.
Broad Rimes (Guangyun): Deeply attached in spirit and oath.
Categorized Chapters (Leipian): Deep affection.
Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes (Daya): To be cautious and deeply attached.
Commentary: Deeply attached means repeated concern.
Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), Year 25 of Duke Zhao: Deeply attached to following the Duke.
Annotation: Deeply attached means not to separate or disperse.
Also, Huainanzi, Discourses on General Theories (Fanlunxun): In ancient times, there were those who wore helmets and collars with curled edges to rule the world.
Annotation: Curled edges refers to leather garments that are folded and sewn.
Also, Broad Rimes (Guangyun): Pronounced quan (falling tone). Collected Rimes (Jiyun): Pronounced quan (falling tone). The meaning is the same.
Also, Rhyme Supplement (Yunbu): Rhymes with yun (rising tone).
Explanation of Names (Shiming): A granary means to curl or gather. To store items in a curled or gathered manner is to bind them.
Textual Research: In the Huainanzi, Discourses on General Theories, the text reads: In ancient times there were those who wore helmets... The original text has been corrected to read: In ancient times, there were those.