Hai Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Fish (yú) Character: Bi Kangxi Stroke Count: 15 Page 1466, Entry 22 According to Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), the pronunciation is pi. According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Anthology (Yunhui), the pronunciation is also pi. As defined in Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen), the wenbi is a type of fish. According to Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing), the Lan River flows west into the Han River, where there are many bi fish; they are shaped like an inverted scoop, with a bird head, fish wings, and a fish tail, and their sound is like the ringing of stone chimes. According to Guo Pu's Rhapsody on the Yangtze River (Jiang Fu), the patterned bi fish rings like a chime and contains jade. Some texts also write this using a variant form. Additionally, according to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is also pronounced bi (rising tone), referring to a type of fish with a venomous tail.