Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) 繡 Kangxi strokes: 18 Page 925, Entry 01 Guangyun (Guangyun), Jiyun (Jiyun), Yunhui (Yunhui), Zhengyun (Zhengyun): Pronounced xiu (falling tone), same pronunciation as xiu. Shuowen (Shuowen): Refers to the completion of five colors. Shiming (Shiming): Xiu is synonymous with the meaning of xiū (to cultivate/embellish), referring to the appearance of patterns that are long, refined, and orderly. Book of Documents (Shujing), Yi Ji chapter: Refers to fine hemp cloth garments embroidered with black and white axe-shaped patterns and interweaving black and azure patterns. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Winter Official, Artificers' Record (Kaogongji): The work of painting and embroidery, when possessing all five colors, is called xiu. Also functions as a surname. Quick Study of Surnames (Xingshi Jijiupian): In the Han dynasty, there was Xiu Junshi. Also, Jiyun (Jiyun): Pronounced xiao (level tone), same pronunciation as xiao. Leipian (Leipian): Refers to silk fabrics with patterns. Book of Odes (Shijing), Tang Feng: On simple-colored garments, there are red embroidered patterns. Jian (Jian): Xiu should be written as xiao. Yunbu (Yunbu): Should be pronounced xiao. Verification: Rites of Zhou, Winter Official, Artificers' Record: The work of painting and embroidery, possessing all five colors, is called xiu. Following the original text, the expression has been corrected to read as "is called" rather than "for."