Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Kangxi Strokes: 10 Page 918, Entry 08 Pronounced ren. According to the Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun) and the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), the pronunciation is ren. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it refers to threads on a loom. According to the Categorized Compilation (Leipian), it means to weave. According to the Book of Rites (Liji), Inner Regulations (Neize): weave, braid, and bind. According to the Commentary (Shu), it refers to silk and linen fabrics. According to the Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan), Second Year of Duke Cheng: Mengsun requested to go and bribe them, sending those who hold axes, those who hold needles, and those who weave and braid, one hundred men each. According to the Commentary (Zhu), weaving and braiding refers to those who weave silk and cloth. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui), the pronunciation is ren. The meaning is the same. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is ni. The meaning is the same.