Chen Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Moon (yuè) Fei; Kangxi stroke count: 9; Page 505, Entry 08 Old text form. Pronounced fei (rising tone). Shuowen Jiezi (Explanation of Simple and Compound Characters): The light of the moon when it is not yet full. Book of Documents (Shangshu): On the day of bingwu, the fei. Commentary: Fei ming, the name for the moon on the third day when the light begins to appear. Also pronounced pei. Also pronounced bo. Also pronounced pei (falling-rising tone). The meaning is the same. Also pronounced gu. Huainanzi (Treatise on Astronomy): The sun ascends to Fusang, where it begins to travel; this is called fei ming. Commentary: Fei ming, the time when it is about to become bright. Pronounced ku.