Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Kangxi Strokes: 14 Page 929, Entry 13 Pronounced yu. According to Jade Articles (Yupian), it means to sew. Sometimes also written in a variant form. In the Book of Odes (Shijing), it is written: Five lengths of white silk sewn together. The Commentary (Zhuan) states: This means to sew. In the Literary Expositor (Erya), it states: This refers to the seams of a lambskin coat. The Annotation (Zhu) by Sun Yan states: The term implies the border or limit of the pelt; thus, where the lambskin is sewn together, the seam is considered the boundary, and this is called a seam. Also pronounced xu. The meaning is the same. Also pronounced yu. Note: In the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen), it is written under the Black radical.