Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Wan Kangxi Strokes: 9 Page 916, Entry 01 Guangyun, Jiyun, and Yunhui: Pronounced huan. Shuowen: White silk. Shiming: Wan means brilliant. Fine, lustrous, and shining, it appears brilliant. Annotation to the Emergency Aid Text (Jijiupian): Wan is a lightweight type of plain white silk. History of the Former Han (Qianhan shu), Treatise on Geography: Weaving ice-wan, patterned silk, embroidery, and pure, beautiful objects. Annotation: Ru Chun says: Wan is white and processed. Chen Zan says: Ice-wan is a type of wan that is fine, dense, and firm as ice. Selections of Refined Literature (Wenxuan), Ancient Poems: Clothed in wan and plain silk. Li Shan's Annotation: Fan Zi says: White wan and plain silk come from Qi. Jade Volume (Yupian): To knot.