Shen Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Clothing (yī) Character: bi Kangxi stroke count: 20 Page 1126, Entry 18 Tang Rhyme (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced bi (falling tone). Categorized Lexicon (Leipian): It refers to a garment. Yang Xiong's Dialects (Fangyan): Trousers without legs are called bi. Guo commentary: Trousers without legs are what is known today as calf-nose breeches. Jade Lexicon (Yupian): Calf-nose breeches are made from three feet of cloth, shaped like a calf's nose; these are what Sima Xiangru wore.