Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Sickness (bìng) Pronounced chi (falling tone) Kangxi stroke count: 13 Page 775, Entry 15 In the Classic of Jade (Yupian), this character is the same as the character for convulsive illness. According to the Supplement to the Collection of Characters (Zihuibu), it refers to a disease of the dementia category. The Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing) records that the bird known as the nye can be used to treat this ailment.