Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Quan Kangxi strokes: 14 Page 926, Entry 36 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced quan (falling tone) Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui): Pronounced quan (rising tone) Explained Characters: Newly Appended Characters (Shuowen Xinfu Zi): Means qianquan (intimately attached). Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): A covenant of intimate attachment. Categorized Chapters (Leipian): Qianquan means deep affection. Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes (Daya): To be carefully attached. Commentary: Qianquan means repeatedly. Zuo Commentary (Zuo Zhuan), Twenty-Fifth Year of Duke Zhao: Attached and following the Duke. Note: Qianquan means not to separate or scatter. Also, Huainan Masters (Huainanzi), Discourse on General Principles: In ancient times, there were those who wore helmets and stitched collars to rule the world. Note: A stitched collar is a leather garment that is folded and sewn. Also, Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced quan (falling tone) Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced quan (falling tone) Meaning is the same. Also, Rhyme Supplements (Yunbu): Rhymes with yun (rising tone). Explanation of Names (Shiming): A granary is something coiled. Storing items intimately bound and tied up.