Shen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Clothing (yī) Kangxi Strokes: 11 Page 1115, Entry 10 Pronounced pi (rising tone). Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters): Sleeping garments. Shiming (Explanation of Names): A covering, used to cover a person. Fu Bei Ming (Inscription on a Quilt): Although a quilt is warm, do not forget the coldness of others. Do not be overly generous to yourself, and do not be overly harsh to others. Pronounced pi (falling tone). Meaning to cover. Book of Odes (Shijing): Heaven bestows upon you blessings and prosperity. Jian (Commentary): Heaven covers and bestows status upon you, causing blessings and prosperity to spread throughout the world. Also meaning to reach or arrive at. Book of Documents (Shangshu): The radiance reaches to the four corners of the furthest regions. Also meaning outer appearance. Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili): Bamboo vessels, black on the exterior, light red on the interior, placed upon a qiao (a type of ritual vessel). Also meaning to be prepared or equipped. Strategies of the Warring States (Zhan Guo Ce): Weapons and equipment were prepared. Also meaning to connect or lean against. History of the Former Han (Hanshu): The territory connects to the borders, and the Xiongnu frequently invaded. Also meaning to be affected by or to suffer. History of the Former Han (Hanshu): The Gaozu Emperor was influenced by the effect of wine, and passed through the marshlands at night. Commentary: Affected by the power of the wine. Also meaning the place where the hand grips. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli): In all matters of crafting a shu (a type of weapon), divide its length into five parts. Use the length of one part as the circumference of the grip. Also meaning to carry on the back. History of the Later Han (Houhanshu): Carrying a feathered banner on the back, he was the first to scale the city wall. Also Beilu, the name of a place in the state of Jin. Discourses of the States (Guoyu): Thereupon, a great military inspection was held at Beilu. Pronounced pi (level tone). Guangya (Encyclopedia of Words): To open one's clothing without fastening the belt. Chu Ci (Elegies of Chu): Why were Jie and Zhou so unrestrained and extravagant? History of the Former Han (Hanshu): Wearing red lower garments like hibiscus flowers. Also, garments made of woven grass are called bei. Zuo Commentary (Zuo Zhuan): Wearing a covering made of woven thatch. Also, Bei Yi is a person's name. Zhuangzi (The Book of Master Zhuang): Nie Que asked Bei Yi for guidance. Also a surname. History of the Former Han (Hanshu): During the reign of Emperor Xuan of Han, men who could explain the Chu Ci were summoned, and Bei Gong from Jiujiang Commandery was summoned to recite it. Tongzhi (Comprehensive Records of Clans): In the state of Zheng, there was a grandee named Bei Zhan; the History of the Former Han records a governor of Zangke named Bei Tiao. Commonly written as the character meaning to drape (pi).