Pronounced pi (rising tone) — "Yùpiān" Pronounced pi (rising tone) — "Guǎngyùn" Pronounced pi (rising tone) — "Jíyùn" and "Yùnhuì" Meaning: to break. Also used as "pī". Example: "A tree bearing abundant fruit will have its branches broken." — "Zhànguó Cè" (Strategies of the Warring States), Fan Sui persuading the King of Qin. Example: "When the branches are thicker than the trunk, they will break if not pruned." — "Shǐjì · Wèi Qí Wǔ Ān Hóu Zhuàn" (Records of the Grand Historian · Biography of Wei Qi, Marquis of Wu'an). Pronounced pī — "Guǎngyùn" Pronounced pī — "Jíyùn" and "Yùnhuì" Meaning: to cut meat. Sometimes written as "zhē". Pronounced bèi — "Jíyùn" Meaning: same as above.