Shen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Insect (chóng) Bing Kangxi stroke count: 11 Page 1080, Entry 14 Pronounced bing (rising tone). Erya (Erya): Shichong (Explanations of Insects): Yin is known as the silverfish. Annotation: An insect found in clothing and books, also known as the bing fish. Bencao (Compendium of Materia Medica): Bing refers to the shape of its tail. Also pronounced bang (rising tone). Meaning is the same.