Wei Collection, Middle Volume
Radical: Silk (mì)
Kangxi Strokes: 15
Page 930, Entry 19
Guangyun: Pronounced yuan (falling tone). Jiyun, Yunhui: Pronounced yuan (falling tone).
Shuowen: The edging of a garment.
Book of Rites (Liji), Deep Garments: The sleeve edges are trimmed, the borders are trimmed, each one and a half inches wide.
Annotation: Yuan means a decorative border.
History of the Former Han Dynasty (Qian Hanshu), Biography of Gongsun Hong: Adorned with the trappings of Confucianism.
Annotation: Metaphorically compared to adding a decorative border to a garment.
Guangyun: Pronounced yan (rising tone). Jiyun: Pronounced yan (rising tone).
Yupian: Cause. Also, to follow.
Mencius (Mengzi): Like climbing a tree to seek fish.
Also, to follow along.
Zhuangzi, Nourishing the Lord of Life (Yang Sheng Zhu): Follow the natural patterns of things as a regular principle.
Also, climbing and clinging, to connect or link.
Han Yu, Ancient Intent (Guyi): The green cliffs have no path, making it difficult to climb and cling.
Guangyun: Pronounced tuan (falling tone). Same as the variant form (tuan).
Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Officers of Heaven, Inner Overseer of Attire: Bordered garments.
Annotation: This bordered garment is actually written with the character (tuan). The (tuan) garment is clothing worn when attending to the ruler, and also used for leisure.
Yunbu: Rhymes with lun (level tone). Lu Ji, Ode on Thinking of Returning (Si Gui Fu), uses the character (yuan) to rhyme with (yun).