Chou Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Mouth (kǒu) Character: bi Kangxi strokes: 11 Page 196, Entry 08 Ancient script. Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced bi (rising tone). Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui): Pronounced bi (rising tone). Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced bi (rising tone). Explained by the Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen): Stinging or frugal. Formed from the radical Mouth. It also means to receive. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Commonly written as the variant form bi. Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui): Popularly confused with the character tu, which is incorrect.