Yin Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Step (chì) Entry: bi Kangxi stroke count: 8 Page 365, Entry 25 Pronounced bi (rising tone) According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen jiezi), it denotes an object to which one is going. According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), it is the term used to refer to something opposite. With the moon growing faint, and the sun growing faint — Book of Odes (Shijing) Your love for me is not as good as his — Book of Rites (Liji) Also used as a term of alienation. Alas, that person, alas that person — Analects of Confucius (Lunyu) Commentary: This refers to someone like that, someone not worth mentioning. Also pronounced li, in the sense of trailing or following.