Zi Collection, Upper Volume Radical: City (yì) Page 1234, Entry 05 According to the Rhyme Dictionary (Guangyun), it is pronounced pei. According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), it is pronounced pei. It has the same pronunciation as the character for a small state (pi). It is an interchangeable form of the character for grand (pi). It means grand. It is also a surname.