Shen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Clothing (yī) Character: Tuan Kangxi Stroke Count: 15 Page 1121, Entry 08 Pronounced tuan. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it refers to a type of garment worn by noblewomen. According to the Explaining Names (Shiming), the tuan garment is black in color. In the Commentary on the Book of Odes (Shijing), Beifeng, Green Garment section, it states that the word green should be written as tuan; the tuan garment is black and lined with plain silk, whereas using yellow as a lining is contrary to ritual regulations. In the Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), Master of Mourning Rites section, it mentions the tuan garment. The commentary notes that a black garment with red piping is called a tuan, and the term tuan implies an edge or border, serving as an outer layer for a robe. In the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), it is written with the character meaning to hem or edge. Furthermore, in the Commentary on the Book of Rites (Liji), Jade Beads section, it notes that tuan is sometimes written in a variant form (shui).