Xu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Fly (fēi) Page 1415, Entry 14 Ancient form. Pronounced fei. Yu Pian (Jade Chapters): Birds soaring. Guang Yun (Broad Rhymes): Soaring or flying. Book of Changes (Yijing), Hexagram Qian: Flying dragons are in the heavens. Book of Odes (Shijing), Beifeng: Swallows flying about. Also a title for an official. Former Han, Annals of Emperor Xuan: When the Western Qiang rebelled, those who responded to the call were the Cifei archery soldiers. Also, Shi Ming (Explanations of Names): A multi-story chamber on a boat is called a flying hut. Because it is positioned above, it is called flying. Also, the Six Flying, names for horses. Former Han, Biography of Yuan Ang: Driving the six flying, racing over unfathomable mountains. Commentary: The speed of the six horses is as if they were flying. Sometimes written in a variant form (fēi). Also, Mulberry Fly, another name for the wren. Also, Feilian, the name of a divine bird. Sanfu Huangtu (Map of the Three Capitals): It can bring the wind; its body is like a deer, its head like a sparrow, it has horns, a snake tail, and markings like a leopard. Guo Pu says: Feilian is the dragon sparrow. People of the age took Feilian to be the name of the Wind Count, but it is actually a bird. Also, Ben Cao (Materia Medica): Loulu is also known as Feilian. Also, Guang Yun (Broad Rhymes): In ancient times, it was used interchangeably with fei. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals of Qin: Feilian was good at running. Also, used as a loan for fei (wrong or not). Eulogy for Cai Jun of Han: Flying like Tang and Yao, who else could be like this? Shuo Wen (Explaining Graphs) Xu Commentary: The part on the upper side resembles a bird's neck.