Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Character: Gang Kangxi strokes: 11 Page 920, Entry 19 Pronounced yang (falling tone). According to the Book of Rhymes (Guangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced yang (falling tone). As stated in the Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters (Shuowen), it refers to the rolling up of a tassel. Additionally, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced yang. According to the Categorized Compilation (Leipian), a tassel is called a gang.