Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Kangxi Strokes: 21 Page 943, Entry 03 Broad Rimes (Guangyun): Pronounced chan (rising tone). Collected Rimes (Jiyun) and Rime Meetings (Yunhui): Pronounced chan (rising tone). Explanation of Characters (Shuowen): To wrap. Jade Chapters (Yupian): To bind. Broad Rimes (Guangyun): To tie. Book of Odes (Shijing), Odes of Tang, Commentary on "Bundling Firewood": Closely intertwined, meaning entangled. Also a surname. Broad Rimes (Guangyun): During the Han dynasty, there was a Master Chan who wrote books. Also Broad Rimes (Guangyun): Pronounced chan (falling tone). Same meaning. Collected Rimes (Jiyun): Sometimes written in a variant form (chan). Categorized Chapters (Leipian): Sometimes written in a simplified form (chan). Text of the Five Classics (Wujing Wenzi): Chan is commonly written as chan. The original character for chan is composed of...