Hai Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Bird (niǎo) Character: Bi Kangxi Stroke Count: 18 Page 1490, Entry 11 Pronounced bi. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to a species known as the wubi bird. Another name for it is the hoopoe. Additionally, pronounced zhe. Furthermore, according to the Jade Chapter (Yupian) and the Collected Rimes (Jiyun), it is pronounced she. The meaning is the same.