Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Character: yi Kangxi Stroke Count: 19 Page 941, Entry 10 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced yi Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced yi Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui): Pronounced yi Explanatory Notes (Boya): A ribbon or decorative band. Comprehensive Character Collection (Yupian): Sometimes also written in a variant form. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Offices of Heaven, Shoemaker: Red silk edging, yellow silk edging. Commentary: Using red and yellow silk as a lower border. Also, Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), Guest Offering Rites: The chief guest washes the yi cup. Commentary: The yi cup is a vessel with decorative scroll patterns between the rim and the base.