Hai Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Fish (yú) Character: bi Kangxi stroke count: 26 Page 1480, Entry 15 According to the Extensive Rhyme (Guangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is mie. In the Literary Expositor (Erya), section on fish: "Lie is a bidao." The commentary states: "This is the fish known today as the hairtail." The sub-commentary states: "The name lie is synonymous with bidao." In the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Ministry of Heaven, commentary on officials: "Feline creatures are also referred to as bidao, categorized among those containing juices." In the Jade Manual (Yupian), it is listed as an identical variant.