Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) 繖 Kangxi strokes: 18 Page 938, Entry 37 Pronounced san (falling tone). Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui): Pronounced san (falling tone). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced san (falling tone). Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced san (falling tone). Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) New Appendix: A cover or canopy. Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Silk damask canopy. Now written as the character for canopy. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji): Shun then used two conical hats to protect himself and descended. Commentary: Huangfu Mi states: two canopies, canopies and hats are of the same class. Book of Jin (Jinshu): When encountering rain, he requested to enter with a canopy. Also, Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced san (falling tone). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced san (falling tone). Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced san (falling tone). The meaning is the same. Categorized Compilation (Leipian): Also written as the character for umbrella. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes written in a variant form.