Zi Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Person (rén). pěi. Kangxi Stroke Count: 9. Page 105, Number 08. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced as a combination of p- and -uěi, rhyming with the word pèi in the rising tone. It means not possible. It is also an ancient form of the character bèi, as seen in the Curses Against Chu (Zu Chu Wen) of the Qin Dynasty.