Wei Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Silk (mì) Character: ba Kangxi stroke count: 11 Page 920, Entry 05 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced bo. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced bo. Explanation from the Origin of Chinese Characters (Shuowen): A type of silk cord. Also, according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced pei. Jade Volume (Yupian): The patterned weave of water silk. Also, according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced bei. Categorized Chapters (Leipian): The appearance of being dressed or bound.