Wei Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Bamboo (zhú)
Fei
Kangxi strokes: 16
Page 893, Entry 45
Pronounced fei (rising tone).
Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collection of Rhymes (Jiyun), and Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui): Pronounced fei (rising tone). Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced fei (rising tone).
Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): A bamboo vessel. The square-shaped is called a kuang, the round-shaped is called a fei.
Mencius (Mengzi) Commentary: A fei is made of bamboo, three feet long, one foot wide, six inches deep, with feet three inches high, and a lid on top.
Book of Documents (Shujing): Their baskets with woven patterns.
Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili): There is a fei. Commentary: A fei is a bamboo vessel like a ling.
Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Also written as fei.
Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui): Also written as fei.
History of the Han (Hanzhi): Taxes paid as tribute in fei. Commentary: Shigu says: fei and fei are the same.
Textual research: In the Book of Etiquette and Ceremonial (Yili), there is a fei. According to the original text, the two characters for fei form a complete sentence; the character for full should belong to the following text and should not be linked here; the character for full has been omitted.