Hai Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Hair (biāo) 鬢 (bin) Kangxi Strokes: 24 Page 1457, Entry 10 Pronounced bin (falling tone) Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): Hair on the cheeks. Explanation of Names (Shiming): The term bin implies steepness, referring to the high and steep area where it resides. Additionally, the part connected to the hair above is called bin. Bin also implies the shore or the edge, acting as the cliff or bank of the facial cheeks. Discourses of the States (Jinyu): If one has beautiful and long sideburns, it indicates virtue. Commentary: Bin refers to the type of hair.