Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Ran Kangxi Strokes: 18 Page 938, Entry 15 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) state it is pronounced ran. The Explanation of Graphs and Analysis of Characters (Shuowen) states it means the labor of silk working. Also, in the Annotations to the Urgent Learning Classic (Jijiupian zhu), it is stated that ran describes a red color of extreme depth, likened to the burning of fire. Also, in the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) it is pronounced ruan. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is also pronounced ruan, meaning silk that is difficult to untangle. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is also pronounced ruan. It is also pronounced jian. The meanings are the same.