You Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Carriage (chē) Entry: 轡 (pèi) Kangxi stroke count: 22 Page 1249, Entry 37 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), and Collection of Rhymes (Yunhui) cite the pronunciation as bing mei; Standard Rhymes (Zhengyun) cites the pronunciation as bing bi. The pronunciation is mi (falling tone). According to the Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen): This refers to horse reins. According to the Explaining Names (Shiming): The term pei signifies to oppose. It refers to pulling and guiding to restrain and control a horse. Lu Dian states: When driving a slow horse, the whip is the primary tool; when driving a headstrong horse, the reins are the primary tool. Also rhymed as bu mi; the pronunciation is bi (falling tone). In the poetry of Wang Rong: Early on I made light of the North Mountain Rhapsody, later I cherished the reclusion of the eastern marshes. Superior virtue can nourish the self, while low-lying marshes offer a leisurely rein.