Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Kangxi Strokes: 14 Page 929, Entry 04 Pronounced xi. According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced xi. According to the Explanation of Writing (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to fine cloth. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it refers to processed hemp cloth. Also written in a variant form (ti). In the Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), there is a mention of a garment known as a xi. The commentary notes that when decorating a skirt, the part on the edge of the cloth panel is called pi, and the part on the lower hem is called xi. It is also interchangeable with the character xi. In the Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), it is recorded that for the sovereign, the large ceramic wine containers have covers made of coarse hemp or xi. The commentary notes that the modern text version writes xi as xi. In the Rhapsody on Sir Fantasy (Zixu Fu) by Sima Xiangru, there is a mention of being covered in soft fine cloth. The commentary by Zhang Yi states that it refers to fine cloth, noting that xi and xi were interchangeable characters in ancient times. Additionally, according to the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced yi. The character ti is sometimes written as xi, referring to the lower hem of a skirt. Textual research: In the Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), the text reads xi. The commentary states that the decoration on the cloth panel is called pi, and the decoration on the lower hem is called ti. Note that the original commentary has been corrected to replace ti with xi.