Shen Collection, Middle Volume
Radical: Insect (chóng)
Character: chi
Kangxi stroke count: 11
Page 1079, Entry 19
Pronounced chi
Jade Chapters (Yupian): The eggs of ants.
Book of Rites (Liji), Inner Rules: Dried meat, ant egg paste.
Commentary: The offspring of ants.
Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Offices of Heaven, Turtle Specialist: Supply ant eggs to be given to the master of salted meat.
Sub-commentary: Refers to the young of ants; the white ones are taken to make paste.
Also, in Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced chi. Longchi, the name of a beast.
Classic of Mountains and Seas (Shanhaijing): On the mountain of Kunwu there is a beast; its shape is like a pig but it has horns, its sound is like a cry, and it is named Longchi.
Commentary: Longchi resembles a nine-tailed fox.
Verification: In the Offices of Heaven, Turtle Specialist, the text reads ant egg paste. In accordance with the original text, this has been corrected to the Turtle Specialist supplying ant eggs to be given to the master of salted meat.