Si Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Water (shuǐ) Entry: Bi Kangxi Stroke Count: 16 Page 643, Entry 01 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced bi (falling tone) Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced bi (falling tone) Same pronunciation as bi (falling tone) Explanatory Notes (Boya): A bamboo basket or container. Another definition is to drain off liquid. Sometimes written in a variant form (bi). Also written in a variant form.