Shen Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Grass (cǎo)
萆
Kangxi Strokes: 14
Page 1040, Entry 29
Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced bi.
Classified Chapters (Leipian): Bixie is a medicinal herb.
Also pronounced pi. Meaning is the same.
Also, according to Collected Rhymes: Pronounced bi.
Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): On the Little Hua Mountain, there is a grass called bili.
Also used interchangeably with bi.
History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu), Biography of Han Xin: Followed the secret path and hid (bi) in the mountains to observe the Zhao army.
Commentary by Shigu: To hide within the mountains so that the enemy cannot see.
Also, according to Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced pi.
Jade Chapters (Yupian): A raincoat.
Classified Chapters (Leipian): One source says it is a straw raincoat.
Also, according to Tang Rhymes Ancient Sounds (Tangyun Guyin): Same as ba.