Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Kangxi Strokes: 15 Page 931, Entry 08 Pronounced bian. Shuowen Jiezi says: to order in sequence. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Confucius: Reading the Book of Changes (Yijing), the leather binding cords broke three times. Commentary on the History of the Former Han (Hanshu), Biographies of Confucian Scholars: To bind means to connect and sequence. Also, a type of headwear. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Offices of Heaven: The master of ritual ornaments manages the queen's headwear, arranging secondary and primary ornaments, as well as pendants and hairpins. Commentary: To bind hair together to make it, similar to modern hairpieces. Also, a set of bells. Rites of Zhou, Offices of Spring: Striking a set of bells. Commentary: The term used for binding books. Also, to knot or tie. Songs of Chu (Chuci), Nine Chapters: Knotting up sorrow and bitterness to form a chest. Also, Zilin dictionary: Using rope to order items is called bian. Also, Yupian dictionary: To weave or connect. Also, pronounced bian. Fine silk. Also, to twist. Also, pronounced bian. Records of the Grand Historian, Biographies of the Southwest Barbarians: All have braided hair and move with their livestock. History of the Former Han (Hanshu), Biography of Zhong Jun: There will likely be those who undo their braided hair, remove their left-lapping robes, and embrace civilization. Commentary: To be read as bian (braid). Also, pronounced pian. The character bian (to weave hemp) is sometimes written as this character. Also, Guangya dictionary: To weave into a silk cord.