Wu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Jade (yù) Bi Kangxi stroke count: 10 Page 730, Entry 02 Ancient form. Pronounced bi (falling tone). According to the Explanation of Graphs and Analysis of Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), it refers to the ornamentation at the bottom of a sheathed sword. The Emperor uses jade. In the Book of Odes (Shijing), it is written: The scabbard and the chape have ornaments of bi. The commentary states: Bi is the lower ornament. In the History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu), biography of Wang Mang, it is written: Chang-peng and Chang-bi. The commentary states: These are ornaments for a sword, the top is called peng, and the bottom is called bi. Also used in personal names. In the History of the Later Han (Houhan Shu), annals of Emperor Xian, it mentions: The colonel directing the army, Zhou Bi. Also, according to the Compilation of Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced bi (rising tone). The meaning is the same.