Shen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Insect (chóng) Pí Kangxi stroke count: 23 Page 1103, Entry 04 Pronounced pí (falling tone). Same as the character for a type of shellfish. According to the Classified Collection (Leipian), it is a narrow and long clam. In the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Heaven's Officials, Turtle Official: For sacrifices, provide pi, luo, and chi, and present them to the pickled food official. The commentary by Zheng Sinong states: Pi is a clam. Also, in the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), it is written as a variant form (pi). In the Erya, Explaining Fishes (Erya), it is listed as a bian-pi. See the detailed commentary for the character bian. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced pí (rising tone). According to the Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui), it is pronounced pái. According to the Extensive Rhymes (Guangyun), it is pronounced pí. The meaning is the same. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is also written as a variant. Textual Research: In the Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Heaven's Officials, Turtle Official: For sacrifices, provide pi and chi, and present them to the pickled food official. The commentary by Zheng Sinong states: Pi is a clam. We have followed the original text to add the character luo after pi. In the Erya, Explaining Insects (Erya), it is listed as pi-bian. We have followed the original book to change the section to Explaining Fishes and to change the order to bian-pi.