Wu Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Sickness (bìng) Bie Kangxi Stroke Count: 19 Page 782, Entry 03 Broad Rimes (Guangyun) and Collected Rimes (Jiyun) state it is pronounced bie. Jade Chapters (Yupian): Unable to fly. Also, withered due to sickness. Broad Rimes (Guangyun): Crooked or not upright. Additionally, Broad Rimes (Guangyun) and Collected Rimes (Jiyun) state it is pronounced pie. The meaning is the same.