Mao Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Hand (shǒu). Kangxi strokes: 10. Page 428, Entry 22. This is the common variant form of the character for ping. According to Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), it is pronounced beng. According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhymes Collection (Yunhui), it is pronounced beng. According to Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), it is pronounced beng. The pronunciation is the same as the character for beng. It shares the same meaning as the character for peng. For a detailed explanation, please refer to the annotations for the character for peng. Sometimes also written in a variant form (beng). It is also used interchangeably with the character for beng. It means to flick or spring away. According to Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced peng. The pronunciation is the same as the character for peng. In the annotations for the Erya (Erya), the character is identical to the character for ping. There is a line in the Book of Odes (Shijing), in the section Greater Odes (Daya), that contains the phrase ping yun bu dai. It also carries the meaning of to follow or to accompany. It is also pronounced bing. The pronunciation is the same as the character for bing. It means to remove or cast aside. It is the same as the character for bing.