Wei Collection, Middle Volume
Radical: Silk (mì)
Kangxi Strokes: 16
Page 934, Entry 01
Guangyun (Guangyun): Pronounced chen. Jiyun (Jiyun) and Zhengyun (Zhengyun): Pronounced chen.
Guangya (Guangya): Zhen means to wind threads.
Yangzi Fangyan (Fangyan): Hemp threads are called zhen.
Guangyun: Same as the alternate form.
Jiyun: Pronounced shen. Also pronounced zhen. The meaning is the same.
Guangyun: Pronounced zhen (rising tone).
Book of Rites (Liji), Pin Yi: Thick and dense, and firm. Commentary: Zhen means fine and dense.
Guangya: Zhen means black.
Xie Tiao, Evening Ascent of San Shan Gazing at the Capital: Who can remain black and unchanging? Commentary: Zhen is the same as zhen (black hair).
Guangyun: To knot, also to be simple.
History of the Former Han (Hanshu), Biography of Sima Xiangru: Commentary: Zhenfen means abundant and prosperous. Pronounced chou-ren (phonetic reverse).
Textual Research: In the poem by Xie Tiao, the original text reads who unchanging. We have corrected this to follow the original book by adding the character for can after the character for who.
Guangyun: Pronounced chou-ren (phonetic reverse); Jiyun: Pronounced zhi-ren (phonetic reverse). Zhenfen means to be abundant. We note that the Guangyun does not contain the entry for zhen pronounced chou-ren, and the Jiyun does not contain the phrase zhenfen meaning abundant. We have corrected the entry to refer to the History of the Former Han, Biography of Sima Xiangru, with the commentary stating that zhenfen means abundant and prosperous, with the pronunciation chou-ren (phonetic reverse).