Shen Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Insect (chóng). Character: bi. Kangxi strokes: 17. Page 1095, Entry 09. According to the Sound Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced bi. The narrow and long shell of a clam is called bi. It is also pronounced bang. It is interchangeable with bang (clam) and pang (a type of clam). Sometimes written in a variant form (pi).