Wei Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Meat (ròu) Bin Kangxi stroke count: 20 Page 997, Entry 02 Pronounced bin (rising tone). According to the Explanations of Graphs and Analysis of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): The end of the knee. According to the Expanded Rhymes (Zengyun): The kneecap. Pan Yue, Western Expedition Rhapsody (Xizheng Fu): Dragging leaden weights, the kneecap becomes detached. Annotation: It is the kneecap. Also, according to the Jade Chapters (Yupian): It is the kneecap. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals of Qin: The King and Meng Shuo lifted the tripod, causing the kneecap to snap. Annotation: The Correct Meaning states: Bin is the shinbone. Also, according to the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun): One definition is to cut off the feet as a punishment. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Ministry of Justice, Administrator of Punishments: Regarding the five hundred crimes involving amputation, amputation means cutting off the feet. In the Zhou period, bin was changed to yue, meaning to kill or destroy. Book of Rites (Liji), Son of King Wen: Regarding crimes of amputation, incision, and cutting, these all refer to the use of knives and saws to cut or pierce the human body. Also used as a name. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Sun Wu: Sun Bin, a descendant of Sun Wu. Also, according to the Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced pin. Also, pronounced bian (rising tone). The meaning is the same.