Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Character: xu Kangxi Stroke Count: 20 Page 941, Entry 33 Guangyun (Guangyun): Pronounced xu. Jiyun (Jiyun) and Yunhui (Yunhui): Pronounced xu. Shuowen (Shuowen): Colored silk fabric. Yupian (Yupian): Fine, dense gauze. Book of Changes (Yijing): Regarding the hexagram Jiji, it mentions a tattered garment. History of the Former Han (Qianhan): In the biography of Zhong Jun, it mentions a border official giving Jun a xu. Commentary: Su Lin states that xu refers to the selvage of silk. In ancient times, when entering or leaving a pass, one used a passport (chuan). When the passport was returned, the edge of the silk cloth was torn off to serve as a tally for verification. Leipian (Leipian): Also refers to a fine, dense net. Sometimes also written in a variant form (shu). Used as a personal name. Zuo Tradition (Zuozhuan): In the second year of Duke Yin, it is recorded that Ji Liexu came to receive the bride. Jiyun (Jiyun): Pronounced ru. The meaning is the same.