Shen Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Insect (chóng) Entry: 螙 Kangxi strokes: 16 Page 1093, Entry 28 Pronounced du This is the archaic form of the character for wood-boring insect (du). According to Explaining Graphs and Analyzing Characters (Shuowen Jiezi), the character for wood-boring insect (du) is sometimes written with the wood radical, depicting the shape of an insect hiding inside a tree. For detailed annotations, see the section under eighteen strokes.