You Collection, Lower Volume. Radical: City (yì). Bi. Kangxi Stroke Count: 12. Page 1269, Number 29. According to the Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), the pronunciation is a combination of pí and bì. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui), the pronunciation is a combination of bó and bì. According to the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), the pronunciation is a combination of bó and mì. It is pronounced the same as bì. The Analytical Dictionary of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi) defines it as a place in the state of Zheng. The Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu) in the twelfth year of Duke Xuan records: Xun Linfu of Jin led the army and fought with the Viscount of Chu at Bi. A commentary notes: The location is in Guancheng County, Zhengzhou. It is also a surname, as found in the Garden of Surnames (Xingyuan). Furthermore, according to the Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun) and the Collected Rhymes, it is pronounced as a combination of bīng and mèi, sounding the same as mì. The Expanded Rhymes defines it as beautiful.