Mao Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Heart (xīn)
Total strokes: 13
Page 394, Entry 16
Pronounced bi. According to the Tang Rhyme (Tangyun), the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and the Rhyme Collection (Yunhui), the pronunciation is the same as the character pronounced bi. The meaning refers to sincere feelings. From the Biography of Liu Xiang in the Book of Former Han (Qian Han Shu): Expressing one's inner indignation and sincere feelings. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), pronounced bi, the pronunciation is the same as the character pronounced bi. The meaning refers to being pent-up or knotted. From the Rhapsody on Revealing My Ambitions (Xianzhi Fu) by Feng Yan in the Book of Later Han (Hou Han Shu): An inner state of being pent-up and agitated.