Chen Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Tree (mù). Kangxi stroke count: 6. Page 510, Entry 15. Pronounced bi (rising tone). It is the same as the spoon radical. Originally written as the spoon radical, it is sometimes also written as the loquat radical. Book of Rites (Liji), Miscellaneous Records Commentary: For funeral sacrifices, one uses those made of mulberry wood; for auspicious sacrifices, one uses those made of jujube wood. It is a tool used to remove the limbs of sacrificial animals and place them upon the sacrificial stand. Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), Officer's Funeral Rites: Then one uses the bǐ to load them. Commentary: The bǐ is used to remove the limbs of the sacrificial animal, and then place them upon the sacrificial stand. Additionally, in Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), pronounced bi (rising tone). The meaning is the same.