Hai Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Horse (mǎ)
Entry: Fei
Kangxi stroke count: 18
Page 1441, Entry 02
Pronounced fei
Jade Chapters (Yupian): Refers to the side horses harnessed to the shafts of a carriage.
Book of Rites (Liji), Commentary on the Summary of the Rules of Propriety (Quli Zhu): In ancient times, a carriage had one central shaft and was drawn by four horses. The two horses in the middle flanking the shaft were called fu horses, while the horses on the sides were called fei horses, also known as can horses.
Pronounced fei
Sound Collection (Jiyun): Fei fei, describes the appearance of horses walking ceaselessly.
Book of Odes (Shijing), Minor Odes of the Kingdom (Xiaoya): Four official horses running without stopping.
Sound Treasury (Yunhui): Sometimes also written in a variant form (fei).
Book of Rites (Liji), Lesser Rules of Deportment (Shaoyi): The splendor of the carriage and horses, arranged neatly and in order.
Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao): A three-year-old horse is called fei.
Also used as a personal name.
Zuo Commentary (Zuozhuan), Eighth Year of Duke Xiang: Fei will bear this disaster.
Commentary: Fei is the personal name of Zisi.
Sound and Meaning (Yinyi): Fei is pronounced fei.