Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Character: Zuan Kangxi Stroke Count: 17 Page 936, Entry 20 Pronounced luan (falling tone). Shuowen Jiezi (Dictionary of Explanations of Characters): To tie a cow with a long rope. Guangyun (Expanded Rhyme Dictionary): Same as the previous entry. Leipian (Classified Dictionary): Sometimes written in a simplified form.