Yin Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Twenty (gǒng) Kangxi Strokes: 15 Page 354, Entry 34 In Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), it is pronounced bi (falling tone). Same as the character for worn-out. In Broad Rhymes: Evil. In Annals of Emperor Yuan of Western Han (Qian Han Shu), it mentions the evils of the Zhou and Qin dynasties. In Broad Rhymes: Distressed. In Biography of Geng Yan of Eastern Han (Hou Han Shu), it mentions the soldiers were exhausted and distressed. In Jade Chapters (Yupian): Spoiled or defeated. In Biography of Cang Gong of Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), the pulse methods state that if it is not level and not drum-like, the form is defeated. In Yang Xiong's Fu on Driving Away Poverty (Zhu Pin Fu), it states rituals are thin and righteousness is defeated. In Jade Chapters: To fall down or collapse. In Rites of Zhou (Zhou Li), regarding the Office of the Beast Master, when the hunt is concluded, order the captured game to be placed in the enclosure. The commentary states that here it means to fall. Also, bi-bi, the appearance of being busy or preoccupied. In Zhuangzi, it speaks of being preoccupied with the affairs of the world. In Collected Rhymes and Rhyme Compendium, it is pronounced bi (falling tone). In Collected Rhymes: To cut or decide. In Rites of Zhou (Zhou Li), regarding the Office of the Great Administrator, using eight methods to govern the government offices, the eighth is official accounting to decide the governance of the state. The commentary states that here it means to judge, as a means to judge the governance of the various officials. In Rhyme Supplements (Yunbu), it is pronounced bie (entering tone). In Huainanzi, it states not to be confused or mixed up with things. The commentary notes that bi-sha means to be mixed or jumbled.