Shen Collection, Middle Volume. Radical: Insect (chóng). Character: Ban. Kangxi stroke count: 14. Page 1088, Entry 12. Pronounced ban. Fuban is the name of an insect. In the Jade Chapter (Yupian), it was originally written as ban. In the Progressive Encyclopedia of Insects (Erya, Shichong), it is recorded as fu, fuban. The commentary states: not yet clarified. Liu Zongyuan wrote the Biography of Fuban (Fuban Zhuan). For further details, see the entry for the character fu.