Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) 綴 Kangxi strokes: 14 Page 928, Entry 03 Broad Rimes (Guangyun): Pronounced zhui (falling tone). Collected Rimes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Collection (Yunhui): Pronounced zhui (falling tone). Defined as to connect. Jade Chapter (Yupian): Defined as to sew or gather. Book of Documents (Shangshu): To manage clothing. Commentary: This refers to an official position responsible for garments. Sub-commentary: Garments must be connected or sewn to be worn; thus, this official manages clothing. Book of Rites (Liji): Using a needle to request mending or stitching. Also in the Book of Documents (Shangshu): The base mats were adorned with decorative borders. Commentary: This refers to an ornamental border featuring multicolored patterns. Also in the Book of Odes (Shijing): Serving as a dangling banner for the states below. Commentary: This implies something tied or bound. Also in the Book of Rites (Liji): The Yin ancestral tablets were attached to the support frame. Notes: The people of the Yin dynasty crafted ancestral tablets and hung them by connecting them to a wooden support. Also in the Book of Rites (Liji): Following the markings and positions. Notes: These are markers used to indicate the location of ranks or lines. Also in the History of the Former Han (Hanshu): To continue them in sacrifice. Notes: This implies something continuous and unbroken. Also in the Xunzi: The appearance of being closely connected. Notes: Describing the state of being inseparable. Also pronounced duo. Ceremonial and Ritual (Yili): To secure the feet using a small side table. Notes: This implies binding or fixing in place. Also in the Book of Rites (Liji): Ritual is that by which excessive behavior is restrained. Notes: The meaning here is to restrain or stop. Also in the Broad Rimes (Guangyun) and Collected Rimes (Jiyun): Pronounced chuo (entering tone). The meaning remains the same. Also in the Collected Rimes (Jiyun): Pronounced dui (falling tone). Refers to the markers and positions. This is the reading provided by Zheng Kangcheng.