Wei Collection, Middle Volume
Radical: Silk (mì)
Page 919, Entry 11
Pronounced xi.
According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it is written as a variant form. It means minute. The Categorized Collection (Leipian) notes it as the current form for xi. The Jade Chapters (Yupian) defines it as small.
In the Book of Documents (Shujing), specifically the section titled Hound of Zhou (Lv Ao), it is written: Do not be prideful regarding minute actions. The commentary explains this as slighting small things.
In the Zuo Tradition (Zuo Zhuan), in the twenty-ninth year of Duke Xiang, it is written: Its minuteness is already extreme. The commentary criticizes its being overly trivial and fragmented.
Furthermore, in the History of the Northern Dynasties (Beishi), in the Biography of Yuan Sili, it is written: Why must one be so concerned with great details?