Wei Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Silk (mì). Kangxi strokes: 15. Page 931, Entry 03. According to Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and Rhyme Meeting (Yunhui), pronounced wei (falling tone); according to Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), pronounced wei (falling tone). In Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), it is defined as the horizontal threads in weaving. In Explaining Names (Shiming), it is stated that wei means to surround; it repeatedly winds around to serve as the weft for the warp. In Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan), twenty-fourth year of Duke Zhao: A widow does not worry about her weft. The commentary notes: Weavers are often troubled by a shortage of weft. In Zhuangzi, chapter on Lie Yukou: By the river lived a poor family that made a living by weaving mugwort into cords to eat. The sound and meaning commentary states: Wei means to weave. Also, in Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Ministry of Heaven, Prime Minister, notes on the structure of the state and the fields: North-south paths are called warp, east-west paths are called weft. Also, in Rites of Zhou, Ministry of Spring, Grand Minister of Rites, notes on sun, moon, and stars: Stars refer to the five weft stars. The commentary states: The five weft stars are the five planets. They are called weft because the twenty-eight lunar mansions follow the heavens in their leftward rotation to form the warp, while the five planets move to the right as the weft. Also, refers to prophetic texts (tuwei). In Sima Zhen's Records of the Three Sovereigns (Sanhuang Benji): As recorded in the prophetic texts. Also, according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced wei (rising tone). In Extensive Elegance (Boya), it means to bind. In Xia Minor Calendar (Xia Xiaozheng): Farmers bind their plows. Also, in Rhyme Supplements (Yunbu), rhyming as wei (rising tone). In Liu Xiang's Nine Laments (Jiutan): Qingji was imprisoned in a pit chamber, Chen did not predict the battle but went to the encirclement. Breaking Boya's Zither of the Echoing Bell, holding a zheng to play the weft.