Shen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Insect (chóng) Entry: Diao Kangxi Stroke Count: 11 Page 1080, Entry 05 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun): Pronounced diao. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced diao. Jade Chapters (Yupian): The insect known as the cicada (huìgū), specifically the species Diao-lao. Cross-reference the definitions for the characters Lao and Liao. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes also written in a variant form (diao).