Mao Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Tapping (pū) 毙 Kangxi strokes: 18 Page 476, Entry 02 Jiyun (Compendium of Rhymes): Pronounced bi (falling tone). Erya (Approaching Elegance), Interpretation of Words: Bi means to fall forward. Commentary: To fall prone. Book of Rites (Liji), Tan Gong: Shot him and killed one man. Commentary: Bi means to fall down. Explanation of Texts: Bi is also written in the variant form (bi).