You Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Shell (bèi) 賁 Kangxi Stroke Count: 12 Page 1207, Entry 01 Pronounced bi (falling tone). Shuowen Jiezi (Shuowen): Decoration. Book of Changes (Yijing), Hexagram of Bi: Fire beneath the mountain represents Bi. Explication of Texts (Shiwen): Zheng says it means change. The appearance of ornamentation. Wang Su says it means having patterns and decoration, yellow and white in color. Also, Sequence of Hexagrams: Bi means decoration. Also, Commentary on the Miscellaneous Hexagrams: Bi means to lack color. Book of Documents (Shangshu), Announcement of Tang (Tanggao): Decorated like plants and trees. Commentary: Bi means decoration. Book of Odes (Shijing), Lesser Odes of the Kingdom (Xiaoya): Coming in a decorated manner. Also, pronounced ban (level tone). Book of Changes (Yijing), Hexagram of Bi, Explication of Texts: Master Fu says that Bi is an ancient character for Ban. It describes the appearance of patterns. Also, pronounced fen (level tone). Book of Documents (Shangshu), Pan Geng: Utilizing the greatness of this Bi. Commentary: Hong and Bi both mean great. Book of Odes (Shijing), Greater Odes of the Kingdom (Daya): The large drums (big drums) and the bells (yong). Commentary: Bi means large drum. Also, Erya, Explication of Fishes: A turtle with three feet is called a Bi. Commentary: A three-footed turtle is named Bi. Also, pronounced ben (level tone). Book of Documents (Shangshu), Establishing Government (Lizheng): The tiger-warriors (huben) who maintain the royal robes. Commentary: Tiger-warriors serve the king with courage and strength. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Summer Official, Office of the Tiger-Warrior (Huben Shi): Responsible for preceding and following the king, moving in ranks and files. Also, Office of the Traveler-Warrior (Lüben Shi): Responsible for holding spears and shields, flanking the king's carriage while moving. Mencius: If it is like this, then the Master has surpassed Meng Ben by far. Zhao Commentary: Ben refers to a courageous warrior. Also, pronounced fen (rising tone). Same as the character for indignation (fèn). Record of Music (Yueji): The sounds of coarse, harsh, and fierce rising, the ends spreading out, and the Bi, are produced, and the people become firm and resolute. Commentary: Read Bi as fen. Fen means the fullness of angry energy. Also, to bubble or boil over. Gongyang Commentary (Gongyang Zhuan), 10th Year of Duke Xi: Wine was spilled on the ground, and the ground bubbled up. Commentary: Bi means to bubble up. Explication of Texts: The same as the character for bubble (fèn). Also, a place name. Gongyang Commentary (Gongyang Zhuan), 5th Year of Duke Zhao: Shu Gong led the army and defeated the Ju army at Biquan. Commentary: Biquan is a location in the state of Lu. (Pronounced fen). Also, pronounced fen (falling tone). Record of Archery (Sheyi): The general of a defeated (bì) army. Commentary: Read Bi as fen, meaning to overturn or be defeated. Also, pronounced lu (entering tone). Benhun, a place name. Gongyang Commentary (Gongyang Zhuan), 3rd Year of Duke Xuan: The Viscount of Chu attacked the Rong of Benhun. Explication of Texts: The old pronunciation for Bi is lu. In the Zuo Commentary and Gongyang Commentary, it is written as the character for land (lù). Also, pronounced fei (level tone). A surname. History of the Former Han (Qianhan), Biography of Ying Bu: The Middle Grand Master Bi He. History of the Later Han (Houhan), Annals of Emperor Guangwu: Dong Xian's general, Bi Xiu. Commentary: In the Former History, Bi He is pronounced fei, but the current surname is pronounced ben. Also, pronounced fan (level tone). Panyu. Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): Written as Banyu.