Chen Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Tree (mù). Kangxi stroke count: 11. Page 526, Entry 25. Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), and Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Same as bei. Explanation of Writing (Shuowen): Also used as a drinking vessel. Commonly written as bei, and often written as bei. Mencius (Mengzi): The meaning is similar to that of a wooden cup or bowl. History of the Former Han Dynasty (Qianhan), Biography of Zhu Bo: On the table there were no more than three cups. Also, bei refers to a basket for holding cups. Master Yang's Dialects (Fangyan): In the regions of Chen, Chu, Song, and Wei, it is called bei.