Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Bi Kangxi stroke count: 16 Page 1309, Entry 23 According to the Tang Dynasty Rhymes (Tangyun), the pronunciation is pi. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui), the pronunciation is bi. According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), zibi is a small axe. According to the Er Ya (Erya), it is called a xian. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), the pronunciation is bei. According to the Extensive Dictionary of Sounds (Guangyun), the pronunciation is pi. The meaning is the same. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is pi. Also, according to the Er Ya (Erya), in the chapter on utensils, the feathered metal arrowhead is called a hou. The commentary notes that the modern arrow known as a bi is this. According to the Fangyan (a study of regional dialects by Yang Xiong), any arrowhead that is broad, long, and thin is called a bi. The commentary notes that it is pronounced pi. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is sometimes written as the variants bi or bi. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and the Rhyme Compilation (Yunhui), the pronunciation is bi. The meaning is the same. Also, according to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is li. It refers to a plowshare. Another source states it is the name of an arrow. Originally written as the variant bi.