Shen Collection, Middle Volume
Radical: Insect (chóng)
Entry: Cì
Kangxi strokes: 12
Page 1081, Entry 15
Tang Dynasty Dictionary (Tangyun) and Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced ci (falling tone).
Shuowen Jiezi: A hairy caterpillar.
Erya, Explaining Insects: The diao is a hairy caterpillar.
Commentary: The diao is also called a hairy borer, which is the same as the ci. Today it is commonly called a hairy caterpillar; it is poisonous and can sting people.
Wang Yi, Nine Longings (Jiusi): The caterpillar crawls upon my robes.
Also Tang Dynasty Dictionary (Tangyun): Pronounced qi (falling tone). Same meaning.
Jade Chapters (Yupian): Sometimes written in a variant form (zihao).
Categorized Chapters (Leipian): Also written in a variant form.
Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Also written in a variant form. Also written in a variant form.
Textual Research: Erya, Explaining Insects states: The han is a hairy caterpillar. Commentary states: The han is also known as a hairy borer. In accordance with the original text, the two instances of the character han have been corrected to diao. Hairy caterpillar has been corrected to hairy borer.