Zi Collection, Page Position: Lower. Radical: Knife (dao). Pi. Kangxi stroke count: 15. Page 144, number 38. Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): fanqie pronunciation using the initial of pu and the final of ji. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun) and Rhyme Compendium (Yunhui): fanqie pronunciation using the initial of pi and the final of li; sounding the same as pi. Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi): To break. Formed from the knife radical with pi as the phonetic component. Jade Chapters (Yupian): To split and break. Expanded Rhymes (Guangyun): To cut. Collected Rhymes: To divide.